EU heat auction opens funding route for electric cement kilns
The European Commission has published the final terms for a EUR1bn auction to support the replacement of fossil-fired industrial process heat. Bidding is expected to open in ear...
Co2 Abatement
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Cementir Holding NV is awarded B rating from Carbon Disclosure Project
Cementir Holding NV has been awarded a ‘B’ rating from Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), recognising its actions to mitigate climate change and its significant commitment to a lo...
Carbon-neutral fuel launched at COP24
NextFuel, a new carbon-neutral fuel that is made from elephant grass has been unveiled at the United Nation's COP24 climate summit in Poland. The fuel can be burnt at industrial...
GCCA heads to COP24 for recarbonation talks
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) joined governments, climate groups and campaigners from around the world in Poland for the United Nations' international climat...
CEMBUREAU takes stock of Low Carbon Road map 2050 objectives
C EMBUREAU recently hosted its 'Low Carbon Roadmap Progress towards the 2°C target' in the European Parliament, where it gave an industry update to MEPs. Five years ago the Euro...
Beyond Zero Emissions plans CO2 neutral Australian cement sector
Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) has set a plan for Australia’s cement industry to reach zero carbon emissions by the next decade. The Zero Carbon Industry plan ‘Rethinking Cement’ f...
HeidelbergCement and RWTH Aachen to research 'CO2MIN'
HeidelbergCement and Aachen University are setting up a three-year project to investigate absorbing CO 2 from flue gas using olivine and basalt. Funded by EUR3m from the German ...
CSI and ECRA publishes new technology papers
The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) and the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA) have released their new "CSI/ECRA Technology Papers 2017" to update the perspective of...