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Pakistan’s cement industry utilisation expected to hover at 57% in FY2411 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s cement dispatches (ie, local sales plus exports including clinker) over the 5MFY23-24 period (July-November 2023) indicate total dispatches of 47Mt for the full fiscal year. If all goes well, this will translate into a capacity utilisation level of approximately 57 per cent. According to local media, this rate is low compared to the previous fiscal and substantially lower than in previous years when utilisation reached maximum levels, pushing cement manufacturers to invest in cap... |
SaltX Technology and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd begin EAC pre-study11 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsSaltX Technology and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd have started initial work on a pilot plant for electric cement production in India. With the collaboration having been initiated in June 2023, the partnership aims to complete a joint pilot plant for electrically produced cement by 2024, incorporating SaltX's Electric Arc Calciner (EAC) technology at one of Dalmia's existing plants. SaltX's visit to India last week marks the beginning of the project and forms the basis for the pre-study wo... |
PCA welcomes Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act11 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe US cement association, PCA, has welcomed this week's introduction of Senators Coons and Tillis’ “Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act” and its intended goals of advancing industrial decarbonisation in the cement, concrete and asphalt sectors. The bipartisan “Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act” would accelerate additional research, development, and demonstration for cement through an increased partnership with the federal government. "This proposed legislation is a critical step as ... |
TNO report evaluates energy requirements of EU cement sector in 205008 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsTNO has produced a study for CEMBUREAU that investigates the energy requirements in the European cement industry by 2050. In the coming years, the energy needs of the EU cement industry will evolve significantly, both due to the higher efficiency of cement kilns and to the deployment of decarbonisation technologies, which will require an increased use of electricity. TNO's report assesses three scenarios to achieve the sector’s carbon neutrality ambitions through carbon capture, utilisati... |
Catch4climate project completes construction of 60m preheater tower08 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsScherr+Klimke AG build 60m Catch4climate preheater tower in Germany A new milestone for the pilot project "Catch4climate" has been achieved with the completion of the 60m-high preheater tower. A demonstration plant is currently being built on the site of Schwenk Zement' s Mergelstetten cement plant in southern Germany, which will use the thyssenkrupp polysius ® pure Oxyfuel process for CO₂ capture and is scheduled to go into operation at the end of 2024. The polysius ® pu... |
Canada launches Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP2807 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsFrançois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and His Excellency Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have launched the Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP28 in Dubai. This initiative reaffirms Canada’s commitment to working with countries, businesses and international partner organisations to accelerate investments in the technologies, tools and policies ... |
Solidia Cement completes first production run07 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsSpecialty cement producer CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp (CTS) and US-based Solidia Technologies have completed the first production run of Solidia Cement, a low-carbon cement, in North America. This is one of multiple production runs at cement sites in several countries, demonstrating the viability and scalability of this groundbreaking technology that drastically reduces the carbon footprint of cement, concrete and the building industry as a whole, says Solidia Technologies. Solidia C... |
Eagle Materials enters Terra CO2 SCM agreement07 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc has entered an agreement granting exclusive rights to build and operate three facilities processing up to 240,000tpa of Terra CO 2 ’s Opus SCM, a supplementary cementitious material, from common quarry byproducts or other silicate-rich feeds. The facilities are earmarked for the Greater Denver market. Concrete producers and contractors in this region are preparing for next year’s implementation of the Buy Clean Colorado Act, which promotes low carbon construction mater... |
Heracles Group’s Olympus CO2 project receives EU funding06 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe EU Innovation Fund has chosen to co-finance Heracles Group ’s ( Holcim ) Olympus CO 2 capture project. The Olympus project aims to transform Heracles Group’s plant in Milaki , Greece, into a zero carbon cement plant through the use of innovative carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies. The project marks an investment of over EUR300m, of which the EU Innovation Fund will grant EUR124.5m. Dimitris Chanis, Heracles Group CEO, said, “With the Olympus project, we make another stra... |
Betolar and FCP collaborate on cement-free paving06 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsBetolar, a Finnish sustainable materials technology company, and Fujairah Concrete Products (FCP) have launched a number of new products based on the cement-free Geoprime solution developed by Betolar. The two companies have been collaborating since early 2023 to bring new sustainability products to the market that can significantly reduce CO 2 emissions. According to Ville Voipio, chief commercial officer at Betolar, “Cement reduction plays a crucial role in drastically cutting CO 2 emiss... |