Cement News tagged under: Germany
Heidelberg Materials acquires Carver Sand & Gravel01 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, New York, area. Included in this acquisition are four quarries, three sand and gravel pits, two asphalt plants, 70Mt of aggregate reserves, a logistics business and about 200 employees. Heidelberg Materials and Carver Companies have also agreed on a strategic partnership in the Albany area for land and marine logistics. “We a... |
Heidelberg Materials 1H revenues slip31 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has released its half-year financial report for the period January to June 2024. The group’s consolidated revenue for the 1H24 was EUR9993.7m, marking a 4.6 per cent decrease from EUR10,472.6m in the 1H23. Its half-year result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) edged up 2.3 per cent, from EUR1786.7m to EUR1828.4m. First-half RCOBD margins also saw a minor rise from 17.1 per cent to 18.3 per cent YoY. Result from current o... |
Heidelberg Materials closes recycling loop in Poland30 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has commissioned an innovative recycling plant for selective separation at its production site near Katowice, Poland. The first-of-its-kind facility features a proprietary crushing mechanism that enables sophisticated separation and sorting capabilities to fully recycle demolition concrete and substitute virgin materials in concrete production. With a capacity of up to 100tph of concrete, Heidelberg Materials is the first company in the industry to introduce high-quali... |
Separators for improved grinding performance29 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsSeparators or classifiers can be key to optimising performance of grinding systems in cement plants as well as ensuring product quality targets are delivered. Modern third-generation separators are delivering significant grinding improvements in new and existing grinding systems By Intercem Engineering, Germany Modern separators can significantly enhance the performance of a closed-circuit grinding system in a cement plant (© Intercem Engineering) A s ball mills work in a... |
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... |