Cement News tagged under: UK
Origen shortlisted for UK government CCUS funding30 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe UK government has named ZerCaL250, a collaboration using Origen's zero-carbon tech and Singleton Birch’s lime production know-how, as one of 13 projects shortlisted nationally for the second phase of its carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster process. It is also one of eight industrial carbon capture (ICC) projects in the government’s East Coast Cluster, supported by zero carbon partnership Zero Carbon Humber. All 13 projects are in the running for government funding. ... |
Hanson UK receives Ketton and Ribblesdale EVs23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK ( HeidelbergCement group ) has taken delivery of two fully electric vans, which are the first step towards meeting its sustainability commitment to its van fleet being fully electric or hybrid by 2025. The move follows the completion of successful trials last year and the new vehicles will be site-based at our Ketton and Ribblesdale cement works. Christopher Sharman, workshop manager at Ketton, was the first to drive around the site in one of the electric vans highlig... |
Padeswood Cement shortlisted for BEIS Phase 215 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsHanson's Padeswood cement works ( HeidelbergCement ) in Wales, UK, has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Cluster sequencing process. The announcement is another step towards installing carbon capture technology at the site and establishing the UK’s first net zero cement works as part of the HyNet decarbonisation cluster. In October 2021 HyNet and East Coast Clusters wer... |
MPA reports slowdown in UK mineral product sales08 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association has remarked that a disappointing quarter for UK producers of mineral products raises concerns that widespread cost inflation for raw materials, energy and labour is starting to negatively impact the sector. Demand for mineral products, edged lower in the 2Q22, with sales volumes down on a quarterly basis, according to the MPA’s latest industry survey. Tonnages of ready-mix were 7.4 per cent lower than in the 1Q22, 9.8 per cent lower for aggregates and asp... |
SigmaRoc records revenue of GBP28m in 1H2201 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsSigmaRoc recorded 1H revenue of GBP248m, up 18 per cent over 2021 on an adjusted like-for-like basis. 1H22 underlying EBITDA totalled GBP48m, up six per cent over 2021. The group delivered 1H22 revenue of GBP248m (US$302m), representing an 18 per cent like-for-like increase over the same period last year. First-half EBITDA was GBP48m, ahead six per cent on a like-for-like basis over 1H21, giving an 19.2 per cent EBITDA margin for the period which benefitted from the effectiveness of co... |
Materials Processing Institute leads GBP6.5m zero emission project28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is leading a major GBP6.5m (US$7.83m) project to develop the world’s first zero emission cement on an industrial scale. The Cement 2 Zero project will focus on the technical and commercial aspects of this breakthrough development, which will bolster green steelmaking, while eliminating the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture of clinker in cement kilns. The project aims to create cement clinker using electric arc furnaces (EAF), which p... |
Breedon Group reports revenue of GBP671m in 1H2227 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsBreedon Goup's interim 2022 results saw revenue reach GBP671.1m (US$809.1m) up 12 per cent from GBP600.9m in 1H21. EBIT totalled GBP65.5m, up 22 per cent from GBP53.7m, and profit before tax totalled GBP59.5m, up 29 per cent from GBP46.2m. Breedon explained that approximately 20 per cent of the group’s revenue originates from residential construction where housing markets in both GB and Ireland are structurally under-invested and have robust order books. The industrial sector also offers ... |
UK scientists look to develop zero-emissions cement18 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsScientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, have been replacing lime flux with used cement paste for steel recycling. The resulting slag could, in turn, create a zero-emissions cement in a closed-loop process. ‘If the electric arc furnace [for steel recycling] is powered by non-emitting electricity, the only significant emissions in today’s steel recycling come from making the lime flux. So, with our process, it looks like we can make zero-emissions steel and zero-emissions ceme... |
Rugby plant opens new bagging line13 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsAt CEMEX UK's Rugby cement plant , a new state-of-the-art bagging line is now operational. Two new lines are now working alongside a recently installed paper bagging line, utilising the very best technology that exists globally, to pack 25kg of cement into weatherproof bags. The new bagging line investment is part of the company's bolt-on investment strategy and allows CEMEX to reinforce availability and service for packed products in the UK market. The new weatherproof packaging soluti... |
Buxton plant manufactures industrial lime with hydrogen technology11 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsHigh-quality lime has been manufactured for the first time in the UK using hydrogen technology as part of a world-first net zero trial. The trial, led by Tarmac at its Tunstead site near Buxton, was the culmination of a project funded by the UK government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) demonstrated the significant potential to use hydrogen as a viable fuel alternative to natural gas for commercial-scale production of lime. A number of trials were con... |