WCA endorses Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative at COP28
The World Cement Association (WCA) has endorsed global government efforts to advance low-carbon cement and concrete production, announced at the 2023 United Nations Climate Chan...
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Exshaw residents launch lawsuit against Lafarge plant
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Lafarge ( Holcim ), alleging that dust from its Exshaw cement plant in Alberta, Canada, has caused a nuisance to the commu...
Lafarge Canada signs steel slag agreement with CarbiCrete
CarbiCrete has entered into an agreement with Lafarge Canada ( Holcim ) for the processing of steel slag, the key material in its carbon-negative concrete block technology. The ...
Canada launches Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP28
François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and His Excellency Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advan...
Canada welcomes government CCUS commitment
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) says it is pleased to support the measures and investments announced in the Federal Fall Economic Statement to advance the Carbon Capture ...
Lafarge Canada's Exshaw plant signs 38.5MW solar power project
Lafarge Canada Inc ( Holcim ) and ATCO Ltd announced that they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA). Under this agreement, Lafarge’s Exshaw ceme...
Nova Marine Carriers ship grounds in St Lawrence River
Two tugs have been dispatched from Montreal to assist the NACC Argonaut, a cement carrier that ran aground on Sunday morning on the St Lawrence River near Cornwall in Ontario. N...
Carbon Upcycling secures US$26m funding to assist scaling up
Carbon Upcycling, a leader in circular decarbonisation solutions for hard-to-abate sectors, has just closed a US$26m Series A round, co-led by BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund an...
Saipem launches its first industrialised product for carbon capture
Saipem has launched Bluenzyme™, an innovative pre-engineered line of CO 2 capture solutions based on the proprietary enzymatic technology “CO 2 Solutions by Saipem”, with the re...
Richmond plant achieves 100% low-carbon cement production
Lafarge Canada ( Holcim Group ) announced its conversion to the production of 100 per cent ECOPlanet cement at its Richmond cement plant . ECOPlanet, Holcim’s brand of low-carbo...