Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Titan Group introduces Titan Edge and Premier26 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsTitan Group has introduced Titan Edge family of products where “sustainability meets performance”, and Titan Premier family of services are aligned with the group’s Green Growth Strategy 2026. Both offerings WILL aim to offer innovative and sustainable solutions and services, empowering customers to advance construction and meet the challenges and opportunities for a safer, more resilient, more sustainable and enjoyable world, says Titan. Titan Edge products will be available in t... |
Pakistan's cement industry to meet greenhouse gas emissions challenge24 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsPakistan's cement industry's focus on reducing emissions from clinker production and improving energy efficiency, while considering alternative fuels and materials is seen as more crucial than ever. With the industry's emissions having seen a significant surge in recent years, a detailed report highlighted in local media claims that urgent action is required to address the environmental impact of the industry’s expansion. Dr Mohammed Faheem Khokhar, a National University of Sciences and T... |
Heidelberg Materials to receives US$5m in funding from EPA23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America is set to receive US$5m in funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the development of a cloud-based tool that produces environmental product declarations (EPDs) for building materials. An EPD is a standardised declaration of a product’s lifecycle assessment that shows its impact on the environment. EPDs are vital for transparency on the carbon footprint of a product. The project aims to develop a tool that substantially enhan... |
Airvault plant modification is well underway23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials ’ Airvault cement plant in the Deux-Sèvres region of France recently welcomed Bruno Pillon, the company’s president of France activities, Benoit Galichet, industrial and technical director, and Charles Clavreul, general counsel. They were given an opportunity to see the progress of the Airvault 2025 GOCO2 project. After almost completing the design of the infrastructure, the plant is now installing the first mechanical elements such as the crusher, to crush the ... |
Geseke plant starts WHRs23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Dyckerhoff ( Buzzi group ) plant in Geseke , Germany, has taken another important step in terms of energy efficiency and towards environmentally friendly and climate-neutral production as it starts up a waste heat recovery (WHR) system. After six months of construction, the organic Rankine cycle-based facility successfully went into trial operation. The WHR system is an innovative modular system that generates green electricity using previously unused waste heat from the clinker cool... |
Pressure on securing alternative fuel streams to rise in the EU22 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe cement industry is expected to come under increased pressure to obtain valuable material for alternative fuels due to legislation in the European Union driving a shift away from waste incineration in favour of recycling. “We can expect that, as a consequence, chemical recycling will be increasingly used in the future, reducing the amount of good quality input material for the RDF channel,” says Wolfgang Köser, Stadler sales director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. “The most impor... |
Regenera launches alternative fuel pilot project19 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsRegenera, a subsidiary of Mexico-based cement giant Cemex , is establishing a pilot project to generate alternative energy that aims to turn Querétaro into the first zero-waste municipality in the country. The project will transform Querétaro’s organic waste into alternative fuel (AF) through a drying process similar to that used in a number of European cities. Antonio Balmori, VP of urban solutions at Cemex Mexico, stated, “This project that we started today at our Broquers Ambiental... |
Cembureau calls for amendments EC draft Act19 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCembureau, the European cement association, has commented on the European Commission’s draft Delegated Act on permanent emissions storage through carbon capture and utilisation (CCU). Significant research has been carried out into the topic of mineralisation as a permanent form of CO 2 storage and an increasing number of companies are planning to store CO 2 in concrete or aggregates, sometimes even offering carbon removals through the use of biogenic CO 2 . But Cembureau would welcome ... |
Lafarge and Geocycle extend Calgary Aggregate Recycling agreement19 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Exshaw Lafarge and Geocycle team announces an extension of their agreement with Calgary Aggregate Recycling (CAR), an Indigenous-owned business, to recycle by-products typically sent to landfill. These by-products are predominantly clay and silt from CAR’s soil washing system, the first of its kind in Alberta. Since 2023 the Exshaw team has successfully recycled these materials as part of the cement manufacturing process. Last year, the team processed approximately 7000t, with a 202... |
St Marys Cement receives funding for emissions reduction18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCanada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, has announced the reinvestment of up to CAD2.2m (US$1.6m) of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction project at St Marys Cement in Ontario. According to Canadian Geographic, with this funding, St Marys Cement, which is part of Votorantim Cimentos , will be installing a new specialty cement kiln infrastructure that uses lower-carbon fuels, including discarded plastics, ... |