Cement News tagged under: UK
A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete17 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsConcrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long as the sector targets the most impactful changes to the way concrete is produced and used. By James Scarisbrick, Ramboll, UK Figure 1: hierarchy of carbon reduction on concrete-framed structures (© Ramboll) W hile the concrete industry represents the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ... |
Cambridge University research proposes cement recycling06 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCyrille Dunant, a materials scientist at Cambridge University, is one of a team of scientists working on a method to recycle cement and reduce the environmental impact of the construction industry. Dunant said, “Cement manufacturing emits CO 2 for two reasons: One is that to make it you need to burn coal to produce heat, or maybe gas or some other kind of fuel. And the other reason is the limestone that has to be burned in the process. This limestone is lime and CO 2 together. The heat sep... |
Cimsa buys into UK and Irish building material markets30 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsThis week, Cimsa (Sabanci Group) has made an agreement to acquire Mannok in Ireland in a EUR330m deal. With this acquisition, the Turkiye-based cement producer will increase its European operations in the cement sector and follows on from its expansion in Spain and the USA. The decision to enter the UK and Irish markets is part of Cimsa's broader strategy to transition from a cement producer to a 'building materials company', as well as to make the jump from 'local to global producer' and r... |
MPA study finds waste clay and bricks could reduce embodied carbon of cement by 30%30 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsUsing waste clay and bricks in the cement production process could reduce the final product’s embodied carbon by as much as 30 per cent, according to a recent report. Led by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) with funding from Innovate UK, the two-year study found that reclaimed clays and finely-ground brick powder can be used in the manufacture of cement and concrete to lower associated emissions compared with the leading CEM I cement. The report also found that if calcined clays ... |
Mevocrete project moves to production30 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsMaterial Evolution (UK) have worked with academic and industrial partners to develop and optimise low carbon geo polymer cement technology for production in the Mevocrete project. The Mevocrete project, backed by a GBP7.6m grant (US$10m) from Innovate UK through their Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge programme, began in September 2022 and is now coming to an end. The waste materials used in Mevocrete are collected from various landfill sites and activated through a low-e... |
Veolia increases solvent recovery capacity raising alternative fuel volumes07 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsUK resource management company Veolia has expanded solvent recovery capacity at its facility in Garston, Liverpool, to 86,000tpa to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products. Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent-based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, so that they can be used again in industries including cement manufacture. As part of Veolia's new strategic plan GreenUP, the solvent r... |
Mannok improves ESG data collection06 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsMannok in UK and Ireland has installed SustainIQ to enhance its sustainability efforts and to streamline its environmental social governance (ESG) reporting. The installation will also provide Mannok Cement with a better understanding of its scope 3 supply chain emissions. SustainIQ will enable Mannok to enhance its overall sustainability efforts and raise awareness of its importance across the company. It will streamline the ESG reporting by automating the data collection process ... |
Cemex installs renewable energy at Alrewas site01 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex has installed an innovative renewable energy project at its Alrewas ready-mixed concrete plant in Staffordshire, UK. The system, which uses a 90kWh battery along with solar panels, is expected to save 200t of CO 2 . According to Cemex, the new facility at Alrewas opened in 2023 without mains electricity, which means the site, until recently, has been exclusively powered by diesel generators. Keen to reduce CO 2 and the plant’s reliance on fossil fuels, once the renewable units we... |
Aggregate Industries recruits CCUS specialist29 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has welcomed Tom Murphy to the team in the role of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Project Manager. Mr Murphy joins from Tata Chemical Europe where he was plant manager for a post combustion carbon capture plant. Prior to that he held a number of roles in the steel industry. At Aggregate Industries he will be responsible for the introduction of a carbon capture facility at the company’s Cauldon cement plant in Staffordshire, UK. “I’m really excited t... |
Breedon reports uptick in revenue in 1H2424 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Group has announced underlying revenue of GBP764.6m (US$985.9m) in the first half of 2024, up three per cent from GBP742.7m in the same period a year earlier. According to the company, this has been supported by its entry into the US. Underlying EBITDA over the same time frame has advanced five per cent to GBP118.1m, while the EBITDA margin has risen slightly from 15.1 per cent in the 1H23 to 15.4 per cent in the same period a year later. Underlying profit before tax has declined s... |