Cement News tagged under: UK
Prime Minister visits Hanson quarry to discuss HyNet North West CCS project31 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsPrime Minster Boris Johnson, visited Hanson’s Penmaenmawr quarry in north Wales, on 28 January, to see how the company’s recent investment in the site is allowing aggregates to be transported by rail, reducing vehicle movements and cutting CO 2 emissions. Accompanied by the Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, and local MP for Aberconwy, Robin Millar, the Prime Minister, met with Hanson CEO, Simon Willis, to discuss the importance of the minerals industry to the UK economy. The visi... |
A new cement industry player emerges in Northern Ireland28 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week Holcim continued its divestment strategy by selling its Northern Ireland cement business to the newly-formed Cookstown Cement Ltd . The total sale amounts to GBP55m and brings a new player into the Northern Irish cement sector. The divestment includes a number of businesses of Aggregate Industries that include the Cookstown cement plant , a limestone quarry and a shale quarry in Dungannon, plus a terminal at Belfast Harbour. Cookstown Cement plant, in County Tyrone, celebrated... |
WCA welcomes enterprise Ireland as an Affiliate Member28 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that it has further expanded its international network of members by welcoming Enterprise Ireland as an affiliate member. Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government trade and innovation agency, responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. It represents a cluster of over 450 Irish companies that supply products and services in to the international and domestic construction industries. Supporti... |
Holcim divests Northern Ireland cement business26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has sold its Northern Ireland cement business to Cookstown Cement Ltd for more than GBP55m, reports the BBC. Cookstown Cement Ltd is a new local business that has acquired all of the business of Lafarge from Aggregate Industries (Holcim group). The deal includes a cement plant and limestone quarry in Cookstown, a shale quarry in Dungannon and a facility at Belfast Harbour. The new owners have committed to invest GBP12m in the facilities to upgrade environmental capabilitie... |
First Graphene signs cement carbon reduction agreement with Fosroc International25 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsFirst Graphene Ltd has formed a collaboration agreement with global construction chemicals manufacturer Fosroc International Ltd for the development of PureGRAPH ® graphene-enhanced cement additives or grinding aids. First Graphene managing director and CEO, Michael Bell, said: “The agreement with Fosroc is a significant further step for First Graphene as we implement our go-to-market plan to become the world’s leading supplier of graphene-enhanced cement and concrete solutions. ... |
Greyco joins WCA as an associate corporate member12 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that Greyco, an international expert consultancy for the construction materials industry, has joined its global network as an associate corporate member. Greyco was launched more than 10 years ago by a group of business development and strategy professionals, and focusses in particular on developing markets, specifically Russia, CIS and central Asia. The company specialises in supporting local and international clients looking for a... |
Ecocem and Taylor Woodrow pour first ultra-low carbon concrete in the UK11 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsEcocem and Taylor Woodrow have conducted their first pour of Exegy® ultra-low carbon concrete in the UK. Developed over four years by Ecocem and VINCI Construction, Ecocem Ultra forms part of VINCI Construction’s Exegy ® ultra-low carbon concrete range, and is already being used on a pilot site of the Grand Paris Express and in the construction of the Athletes’ Village in Paris for summer 2024. Significantly reducing the CO 2 footprint of any project on which it is used, E... |
New material research aims to reduce the environmental impact of cement and steel industries22 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsResearchers from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield are developing processes and technologies for the sustainable manufacture of cement, by incorporating iron-rich by-products from the steel industry. The research programme, which starts in June 2022, will be known as 'FeRICH: developing iron-rich cement for the valorisation and upcycling of steel slags'. It will look at ways to upcycle the by-products of the steel industry, leading to the pr... |
MPA to model carbonation of concrete17 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsA UK Government-backed project to calculate and measure the carbon dioxide emissions that are naturally absorbed by concrete used in UK buildings and infrastructure, is set to commence. When implemented, the UK will have the first national greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventory in the world to include a robust scientific model (Tier 2- intermediate models) to calculate the emissions sink benefit provided by the carbonation of concrete over its lifecycle. The Department for Business, En... |
GCCA releases updated EPD tool17 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced the global verification of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 3.1 tool, which will help cement and concrete manufacturers better understand the environmental impact of their products and processes. Ultimately enabling designers to design the lowest whole-life carbon buildings and infrastructure. EPDs are independently verified and provide registered documents that communicate transparent and comparable informatio... |