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Carbon Upcycling and A3&Co® sign strategic partnership

06 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Carbon Upcycling has signed a strategic partnership with A 3 &Co ® to support Carbon Upcycling’s engineering and project delivery. The partnership sets the foundation for Carbon Upcycling and A 3 &Co ® to pave the future of low-carbon concrete and the development of a circular economy.  The partnership comes at a critical moment as Carbon Upcycling expands its operations in Canada and into the USA and European markets. Over the next two years, Carbon Upcycling will ...

FCT's latest equipment deliveries and commissioned projects

06 March 2023, Published under Cement News

FCT has recently completed a wide range of projects for the global cement industry for kiln burners and hit gas generators.   Australasia FCT conducted a heat and mass balance of the 4200tpd cement kiln firing natural gas and alternative fuels at Adbri Ltd ’s Birkenhead cement plant , Australia. Europe A hot gas generator with accessories and control system has been commissioned  by FCT at Cimenterie CBR , Lixhe, Belgium. The hot gas will be used to preheat raw material a...

Alamo Cement completes Texas solar power system

03 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Alamo Cement has announced completion of its new solar power system in San Antonio, Texas, advancing the company’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions and align itself with the cement industry’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality. The company has made a significant investment in this renewable power project, which has the capacity to generate up to 17,800MWh per year. The 45-acre solar panel field is estimated to generate up to 15 per cent of the plant’s yearly power consumption while...

Kosmos Cement orders Bruks Siwertell mobile ship unloader

02 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Bruks Siwertell has received an order for a next-generation Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader from new customer, Kosmos Cement Co . The US-owned cement producer specialises in high-quality Portland cement and has specified Siwertell dry bulk handling equipment to deliver efficient, environment-friendly ship unloading at its facility in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. “We are delighted that Kosmos Cement Company has selected Siwertell technology,” says Pedro Alfaro, project developm...

Reducing CO2 in US cements

27 February 2023, Published under Cement News

The US cement market is increasingly accepting lower-carbon cements such as Portland limestone and ternary blended cements. Cement producers such as CalPortland Cement are including these types of cement to help lower their carbon footprint as part of a range of decarbonisation measures. By CalPortland Cement, USA. Lower-carbon blended cements have been used successfully in the construction of buildings such as the Muir College Apartments, University of California, San Diego, USA ...

CRH Ventures invests in Carbon Upcycling

22 February 2023, Published under Cement News

CRH Ventures announced its investment in Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT), a company whose patented technology aligns closely to CRH Ventures’ circular, zero-waste sustainability values.  CUT’s pioneering technology transforms local industrial byproducts and natural materials, such as slag, shale, and fly ash, into superior additives. This helps to significantly reduce clinker content and CO 2 emissions while enabling cement and ready-mix concrete manufacturers to produce more sustain...

Calderys and HarbisonWalker International appoint joint CEO

21 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Following the completion of HarbisonWalker International (HWI)’s acquisition by Platinum Equity by way of a merger agreement, the global investment firm confirmed Calderys and HWI will join forces to create a leading world-class refractories solutions provider. Michel Cornelissen, currently president and CEO of Calderys, is appointed Global CEO of the combined company, effective immediately. “We have a tremendous opportunity to bring together the best of both companies to create a high-gr...

Solar MEAD project receives US$3.2m funding

20 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Synhelion has announced that the US Department of Energy awarded US$3.2m to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories,and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonise cement production. Solar MEAD aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy in clinker production. CEMEX and Synhelion have been collaborating to introduce CST in the cement production process, achieving the first successful laboratory-scale demonstrative pil...

Vulcan Materials sees revenues advance in 2022 despite poor weather

17 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Vulcan Materials has announced total revenue of US$7315m in 2022, up from US$5552m in the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA came in at US$1626m in 2022, compared to US$1451m in 2021, while gross profit advanced from US$1373m in 2021 to US$1558m 12 months later.  In the fourth quarter of 2022, total revenue stood at US$1732m, versus US$1606m in the 4Q21. Adjusted EBITDA fell from US$383m in the 4Q21 to US$375m in the same period a year later, while gross profit remained stable at US$350m in...

Buzzi Unicem posts 16% rise in consolidated net sales in FY22

10 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Buzzi Unicem reports consolidated net sales at EUR3996m in FY22, up 16 per cent from EUR3446m in FY2021, also on LfL basis a rise of 9.6 per cent. Cement sales in Brazil and Russia helped the multinationals improved performance.  Cement sales of the group amounted to 28.3Mt, decreasing by 9.2 per cent compared to 31.2Mt in 2021. Ready-mix concrete output, equal to 11.5Mm 3 , was also down compared to the 12.1Mm3 volumes of last year (-5.2 per cent). The positive price effect more than o...