Cement News tagged under: Environmental
Hanson UK wins planning permission for new Padeswood SRF facility03 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsFlintshire Council's planning committee has granted permission for a new solid revered fuel (SRF) facility at Heidelberg Material 's subsidary Hanson UK ’s Padeswood cement site, which represents a GBP4m (US$4.95m/EUR4.55m) investment and will safeguard 177 jobs. The development will be in an area currently used to park trailers, with an internal access road, and an electricity substation using SRF as an alternative fuel source. The project will refine SRF to make it suitable for ... |
Canacem-Mexico-FICEM 2030 roadmap launched03 April 2023, Published under Cement NewsAt FICEM Hoja de Ruta 2023, the Canacem-Mexico-FICEM 2030 roadmap “Towards a Low Carbon Economy” was launched by Mexico's national cement chamber, CANACEM, in collaboration with FICEM. The roadmap outlines Mexico's cement industry commitments to climate change mitigation and is aligned with the UN's 2030 Agenda to maintain global warming below 2˚C compared to pre-industrial levels. Six Mexican cement producers ( Cementos y Concretos Moctezuma , Cementos Fortaleza , Cemex , Cemen... |
First FLSmidth FUELFLEX® Pyrolyzer installed at Mannok31 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has celebrated the installation of its FUELFLEX ® Pyrolyzer at Mannok Cement , Ireland. The world’s first FUELFLEX ® Pyrolyzer has been successfully been in operation at the Mannok plant since July 2022. Mannok now controls NO x emissions without needing to use ammonia water and increase alternative fuels utilisation, thus putting the plant firmly on the path to achieve its 2030 Vision target of reducing CO 2 emissions by 33 per cent compared to 2020 levels. T... |
Hanson UK enters CCS due diligence and negotiation phase31 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK ( Heidelberg Materials ) has progressed to the due diligence and negotiation phase in its bid to install carbon capture technology at its Padeswood cement works in Flintshire through the UK Government's Phase-2 cluster sequencing programme. The announcement represents another important step forward for the construction sector in its ambition to reach net zero. If funding is confirmed, this project will deliver the first net zero cement works in the UK, placing Padeswoo... |
Carbon4Minerals targets CCS and carbon-negative materials31 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Carbon4Minerals project consortium, composed of 14 partners from seven European countries, is a collaborative effort to develop innovative technologies for CO₂ capture and use in the production of carbon-negative minerals for high-value construction products, with the potential to reduce CO₂ emissions by 80-135 per cent compared to cement-based reference materials. The core concept of Carbon4Minerals addresses the simultaneous use of CO₂ from industrial flue gases with current and... |
Lafarge Canada installs EV chargers as part of net zero goals30 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada has installed two electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Innovation Hub at Winterburn, as part of the company's sustainability goal to reduce indirect carbon emissions from sources. Following the installation of EV chargers at the Kent Avenue ready-mix site in Vancouver, Lafarge's Innovation Hub in northern Alberta's prairie region is Lafarge’s first location in the province, and contributes to the target of 100 charging stations planned for installation across Br... |
JK Lakshmi Cement joins RE100 and EP100 climate initiatives30 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn a major move to make its production process carbon-free and contribute to creating a sustainable future, JK Lakshmi Cement has joined RE100, a global corporate renewable energy initiative to ensure meeting 100 per cent electricity demand through renewable sources. The company has committed to meeting this target by 2040. With this step, the company has become the fourth cement firm globally to join the initiative which demonstrates its unflinching commitment toward environment and sust... |
CEMEX trials truck discharge equipment30 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX UK is trialling an industry-first discharge system for cement, which can be fully powered by electricity to substantially reduce fuel use and subsequent emissions. The idea for this new discharge equipment came from Nigel Ponton, national fleet engineer for the UK business. He worked with supplier Gardner Denver to create the system, which is mounted onto the tractor unit and simply requires three-phase connection to pressurise the tank and allow discharge to silo. This means no addi... |
Carbonaide raises EUR1.8m to make manufacturing concrete carbon negative29 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbonaide, a spin-out company from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland that enables the manufacture of carbon-negative concrete, has raised EUR1.8m in seed funding led by Lakan Betoni and Vantaa Energy. Carbonaide is building the world's first industrial pilot production line at its factory in Finland that can make carbon-negative concrete using industrial side streams and carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technology (CCUS). Carbonaide now aims to disrupt the US$130bn/year g... |
DG Khan Cement completes solar power plant in Punjab29 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsKhalid Chohan, company secretary of DG Khan Cement Co Ltd ( Nishat Group ), informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 27 March 2023 that the company has completed the construction and installation of an on-grid solar power plant of 6.952MW at its site in Khairpur , Chakwal district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The plant has a capacity of 2.11Mt and uses mixed power generation. It has a dual fuel power production capacity of 33MW and 12MW of WHR. The project has successfu... |