Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Carbon Upcycling and A3&Co® sign strategic partnership06 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon 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 ... |
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd takes delivery of first LNG trucks06 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd (DBL), has deployed its first fleet of LNG trucks. DCBL has tied up with GreenLine Logistics (Green Planet Logistics Pvt Ltd), India’s first and only LNG-fuelled heavy trucking logistics company, for this significant initiative towards building a ‘green’ supply chain with an initial order of 35 trucks. The first batch of trucks have been deployed from DCBL’s Chandrapur plant in Maharashtra. The next deployment of 2... |
Holcim Philippines reiterates commitment to decarbonisation02 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines, Inc has reiterated its readiness to support partners in decarbonising construction and putting up affordable homes and called for cooperation to accelerate the shift towards more sustainable practices. Holcim Philippines’ president and CEO, Horia Adrian, emphasised the important role of the construction industry in reducing the country’s carbon emissions. He noted that building materials account for 30 per cent of the carbon footprint of structures so it is necessary... |
SBTi validates Heidelberg Materials' 2030 CO2 reduction targets28 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Heidelberg Materials’ 2030 carbon reduction targets under its new 1.5°C framework. Heidelberg Materials commits to reduce gross scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 26.7 per cent per tonne of cementitious material by 2030 from the base year 2020. Within this target, Heidelberg Materials commits to reduce gross scope 1 GHG emissions by 24 per cent per tonne of cementitious material and scope 2 GHG emissions by 65 per cent per tonne o... |
VDZ study researches future cement and concrete resources in 205028 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe new VDZ study "Resources of the future for cement and concrete – Potential and action strategies" describes a possible 2050 scenario aimed at further reducing primary raw material utilisation. In Germany the various by-products and recycled materials already employed today enable more than 10Mta of primary raw materials to be saved, depending on their availability. "Blast furnace slag from ironmaking and fly ash from coal-fired power generation in particular play a major role", ... |
Reducing CO2 in US cements27 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe 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 ... |
CEMEX signs ETFuels agreement24 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has signed an agreement with green fuels producer ETFuels, to transform CO 2 from CEMEX’s Alicante cement plant in Spain into green fuels. Under this agreement, ETFuels will combine up to 450,000tpa of captured CO 2 with green hydrogen to produce more sustainable fuels in the form of green methanol (e-methanol). CEMEX is evaluating several strategies and partners to perform CO 2 capture for this project. “Our goal of reaching net-zero CO 2 emissions is achievable and will b... |
FICEM and GCCA Seminar sets out Latin American Net Zero goal23 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsFICEM and the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) hosted an online seminar on 'Acceleration of Net Zero: cement and concrete' on 22 February 2023 to outline the progress being made in the Latin American region. Thomas Guillot, GCCA CEO, explained that there is homework be done to adapt the GCCA's Net Zero Road Map launched in 2021 to the local regions to reach net zero for carbon emissions. This means delivering on understanding the numbers for carbon, the individual drivers i... |
CRH Ventures invests in Carbon Upcycling22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCRH 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... |
Work accelerates on Slite CCS plant22 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementa ( Heidelberg Materials group ) is accelerating work to establish a full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility on Gotland, Sweden. The project, Slite CCS, is one of Sweden's most comprehensive climate change initiatives and is now being planned in a feasibility study. The goal is to transform the Swedish cement industry by 2030. When the CCS facility is ready in 2030, it will capture and store the Slite plant's total emissions of upwards of 1.8Mt aof CO 2 . This correspo... |