Cement News tagged under: Germany
Study finds by-products from lithium production can be used in cement production25 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsA peer-reviewed study by the German Lithium Institute has found that by-products from Rock Tech’s lithium conversion process can also be used as additives for cement, replacing the role of fly ash in cement production, a by-product of coal-fired power generation. The leached spodumene concentrate (LSC) generated during the production of lithium from spodumene holds serious potential as an additive. Consequently, the by-products of Rock Tech’s lithium production can ensure the regional ... |
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... |
Heidelberg Materials expands US offering18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Highway Materials Inc, one of the largest independent aggregates and asphalt producers in the Greater Philadelphia market. Included with this acquisition are four crushed stone quarries, nine hot-mix asphalt plants, two clean fill operations, a concrete recycling facility, a construction services business, and more than 350 employees. Earlier this month, Heidelberg Materials also successfully acquired two c... |
Carbon Upcycling Technologies awards contract for first industrial LC Mill18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsGermany-based leading clean tech group Carbon Upcycling Technologies has awarded FIDEtechnology the first industrial order for an LC Mill. The new LC Mill is an industrial-scale commercial unit, boasting a 10 times larger capacity than the Swiss prototype, which was successfully tested at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. With the ability to process 1.5tph of material, the LC Mill is expected to contribute to an estimated reduction of 150,000tpa of CO 2 emissions in clinker replacement cement ... |
Rüdersdorf plant to receive biochar facility15 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex is building a biochar facility at its Rüdersdorf cement plant in Germany. The multinational cement producer has signed a joint venture agreement with recycling service provider ALBA to produce biochar, a carbon-neutral fuel derived from biomass. The use of biochar, alongside a planned carbon capture project on site, will allow the capture of biomass CO 2 for storage and the production of sustainable aviation fuels. The Rüdersdorf ALCE biochar plant will be the first of its kind... |
Leilac to share decarbonisation recommendations with DoE01 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsLeilac is responding to the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent 'Request for Information on Transforming Industry – Strategies for Decarbonisation,' to help identify cost-effective decarbonisation pathways. Leilac, a decarbonisation project using Calix technology and Heidelberg Material 's Lixhe and Ennigerloh Nord facilities, is deploying a unique decarbonisation technology purpose built for cement and lime to provide the lowest cost means of capturing unavoidable process CO 2... |
Heidelberg Materials converts Speed plant to slag grinding26 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has announced the successful conversion of its cement plant in Speed , Indiana, USA, to a slag grinding facility to better support the increased demand for sustainable products in the fast-growing Midwest market. Following last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell , Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased Portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from do... |
Catch4climate project installs oxygen tanks25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe "Catch4climate" project reached another important milestone this week as it completed the installation of the six oxygen tanks for the oxyfuel plant. The oxyfuel kiln plant is expected to be commissioned in the 1Q25. The carbon capture project is taking place at the Schwenk Mergelstetten cement plant, Germany. The project of the research and development company CI4C is a merger of the four European cement manufacturers Dyckerhoff GmbH ( Buzzi SpA ), Heidelberg Materials AG , S... |
Water spray injection in coolers25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsWhile water injection in coolers has been around for some time, the introduction of an innovative spraying system following an investigation using advanced analysis techniques helped one cement plant in France to cool its clinker more effectively. By Lechler GmbH, Germany Figure 1: a computational fluid dynamics analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of water injection in achieving the required cooling performance (© Lechler GmbH) I n the world of cement produc... |
alcemy and Spenner launch 'CEM X'24 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsAlcemy, a Berlin-based AI start-up focussed on decarbonising cement and concrete production, has announced that German cement manufacturer Spenner GmbH has produced commercially viable 'CEM X' using alcemy’s quality control software. Alcemy and Spenner’s ‘CEM X’ offering is a durable, low-carbon and cost-competitive cement alternative that boasts a 65 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. ‘CEM X’ is a term for laboratory-developed, low-clinker cement. Leveraging alcemy’s AI platform, ... |