Cement News tagged under: Solidia Technologies
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... |
Solidia Technologies to expand SCM capacity24 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies, a leading provider of decarbonisation technologies and sustainable solutions to the construction and building materials industries, is expanding production capacity of its proprietary Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM), a key component used in concrete, at its headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Solidia’s high-performing, engineered SCM product improves the durability, workability, and overall properties of concrete while mineralising captured CO₂ to reduce g... |
Solidia Technologies® receives US DoE grant for CCUS and SCM research26 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies ® has unveiled plans to widen applications of low-carbon manufacturing technologies for building materials, with support of a US$2.1m grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE). The New Jersey-based firm wants to use its new funds to develop processes for producing synthetic supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) through direct capture and the utilisation of CO 2 from the flue gas stream of an operating cement plant. It is hoped Solidia will develop an ... |
Solidia Technologies appoints new vice president of R&D24 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies ® has named construction materials industry leader and innovator Ambitabha Kumar PhD as senior vice president of Research and Development. Award-winning scientist, technologist and silica expert, Dr Kumar brings to Solidia over 30 years of experience in commercialisation and R&D, helping lead the development of new processes and materials using cements, ceramics, composites and polymers. “I am thrilled to join Solidia’s innovative team and help develop material... |
Solidia Technologies appoints new CTO18 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies ® has named Russel Hill PhD as its new Chief Technology Officer. Mr Hill joins Solidia after 25 years with Boral, where he most recently served as Group Chief Innovation Officer. "Russell Hill brings a rare wealth of expertise and experience, and we are thrilled to add him to Solidia’s roster of talent," said CEO Bryan Kalbfleish."Russell's leadership will be invaluable as we fulfill Solidia’s mission to deliver the next generation of sustainable construction mat... |
Solidia Technologies names new CEO06 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies has announced a US$78m funding round and named Bryan Kalbfleisch as its new chief executive officer. The company noted that the funding round attracted a range of leading investors committed to advancing low-carbon solutions for industry. The new funding will support the continued development and deployment of leading technologies to accelerate the decarbonisation of critical building materials industries, it said in a statement. Mr Kalbfleisch stated: "Joining Solid... |
Solidia Technologies is named as a Global Cleantech 100 company08 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCleantech Group has named Solidia Technologies ® as a 2021 Global Cleantech 100 company for the fourth year in a row. The Global Cleantech 100 list recognises companies that are best positioned to contribute to a more digitised, decarbonised and resource-efficient future. "We are thrilled to be recognised as a Global Cleantech 100 Company for a fourth year as we continue bringing one of the world’s oldest and most ubiquitous industries into the 21st century with digitalsation and prod... |
LafargeHolcim and Solidia Technologies launch first commercial venture09 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim and US-based Solidia Technologies ® have announced its first commercial venture to supply EP Henry’s paver and block plant in Wrightstown, New Jersey, with a reduced-CO 2 cement. Over the past six years, the two companies have developed an innovative technology that will reduce the environmental footprint of precast concrete and validate Solidia Cement™ at a commercial scale, according to a press release. Based on Solidia Cement produced at the Lafarge Whitehall plant, th... |
Lafarge and Solidia commercialise a new low-carbon solution for the construction sector29 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has reached a new milestone in its partnership with US start-up Solidia Technologies® with the signing of an agreement to commercialise a technology allowing a significant reduction in the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The patented technology allows lower CO2 emissions in the cement production process and utilises CO2 in precast concrete manufacturing. It reduces the carbon footprint of the end-to-end process by up to 70 per cent. Under the terms of this agreement, ... |
Solidia Technologies signs partnership agreement with Linde Group15 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe US start-up Solidia Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with the Linde Group, a gases and engineering company, that includes the development, demonstration and commercialisation of Solidia’s CO 2 -based concrete curing technology. Germany-based Linde will collaborate with Solidia to demonstrate the feasibility of commercial-scale production. The two companies will also work together to promote the technology as a solution for the precast concrete sector. “Linde will bri... |