New report predicts rising pressure on producers to cut emissions
A new report by Moody’s Investors Service suggests that the cement industry could face demand growth of 12-23 per cent by 2050, resulting in a challenge to meet this demand and ...
Co2 Emissions
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Bringing on the substitutes Premium
As part of its drive to reduce its CO 2 emissions, Votorantim Cimentos is using a range of clinker substitutes to lower its clinker-to-cement ratio. As a result, around 86 per c...
LC3: a promising alternative Premium
The drive for a sustainable construction industry has triggered the development of a range of building materials that serve as sustainable alternatives to Portland cement. The d...
Materials & quality: 30 years on Premium
The development of new cement types and demands on fuels as well as changes in process requirements have led to key changes in cement production over the last three decades. New...
Sustainability 2050 Premium
Since its inception 20 years ago, the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) has proactively identified, analysed and managed the key issues at stake for the sector. By developi...
2048 predicted Premium
The 30th anniversary of the first publication of International Cement Review (ICR) in July 1988 has arrived. While last month’s Technical Forum considered the major changes in t...
Alternative fuels in a nutshell Premium
Since April 2015 Binh Phuoc Cement has partly replaced the fuel supply at its coal-fired cement plant with cashew nut shells in a project that not only makes operations at the p...
Burning used tyres Premium
One way of reducing the fossil fuel requirement in clinker production is through the use of alternative fuels (AFs). Walter Materials handling, part of the ATS Group, looks at o...
CDP report claims producers still need to vastly reduce CO2 levels
A new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) entitled 'Building Pressure', which analyses 13 of the world's largest publicly-listed cement companies, reveals that they ne...
MPA report highlights CO2 emissions fall for UK cement producers
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) reports that carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of cement fell by two per cent between 2016-17 in the UK. However, for aggregates and asph...