Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Titan introduces low-carbon cements to southeast Europe01 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsTitan Group has introduced three novel lower-carbon types of cement to the markets of Serbia, Albania and Kosovo, expanding its green offerings to southeastern Europe. In line with Titan group's CO 2 -reduction targets and its commitment to increasing the share of green products in our portfolio to over 50 per cent by 2030, Titan Group is offering its customers construction sustainable solutions. The new cement in Serbia is the first within the group to receive certification under the new E... |
Can alternative raw material usage be better implemented?27 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMBUREAU's recent webinar on '2050 ambitions and the role of secondary materials in the European cement sector' indicated how challenging it will be to meet the CEMBUREAU 2050 Carbon Neutrality Map decarbonising targets through an increased uptake of alternative raw materials (ARMs). While Europe has clear sustainable and net zero ambitions, enshrined in its Green Deal legislation, obtaining these goals has several barriers regarding the availability of materials, political challenges or so... |
Cementos Artigas commissions new grinding plant20 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Artigas has started up its new grinding and dispatch plant in Minas, Uruguay. The US$40m investment represents significant improvements in terms of cost efficiency and environmental performance and will bring the company’s total cement production capacity to 0.67Mta. The new plant includes a new high-efficiency vertical cement mill, a multi-compartment silo and a high-productivity bulk dispatch facility. This will allow the company to expand its product portfolio while reducing... |
VDZ’s new appointments18 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsTo meet the growing tasks of CO 2 separation and digital process support, a new climate-neutral process technology department has been established at the German cement association, VDZ. Kristina Fleeter, a long-standing expert in CCUS technologies and process simulation will lead the new department. In his function as Managing Director of VDZ Technology GmbH, Volker Hoenig will continue to have overall responsibility. In terms of content, he will place a strong focus on the issue of CO₂ ... |
UltraTech improves CDP climate action rating to A-17 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech has been recognised as a leader in 'climate change' by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global non-profit environmental organisation, for its 2022 CDP disclosure. UltraTech received an ‘A-’ score for implementing best practices and for taking concerted action on climate issues, securing a place in the Leadership category. UltraTech’s score of 'A-' in FY21-22 by CDP is a significant improvement from its previous score of 'B' in FY20-21. UltraTech’s score on 'climate ch... |
Decarbonising construction using AI and concrete sensors17 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsConverge, a specialist in building AI and cloud-based technologies for the construction industry, and DEWALT, a global leader in the tools sector, have announced a strategic partnership to help decarbonise construction through Converge's revolutionary AI-based platform, ConcreteDNA, powered by data from DEWALT's new wireless concrete sensor, the DEWALT Signal Sensor. ConcreteDNA interprets real-time data from the DEWALT Signal Sensor allowing users to observe compressive strength gain... |
Heidelberg Materials places first sustainability-linked bond17 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials successfully placed its first sustainability-linked bond (ISIN XS2577874782) with an issue volume of EUR750m and a term until 2032 via HeidelbergCement AG as part of the EUR10bn European Medium Term Note (EMTN) programme. The company had already announced the issue of a bond linked to sustainability criteria at its Capital Markets Day 2022. Interest on the bond is linked to the development of specific CO₂ emissions per tonne of cementitious material up to 2026 as we... |
Poland looks toward 202316 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe unfavourable economic situation in Poland has been impacting the domestic cement industry, with a gradual improvement only expected from the 2H23. Following significant investments to modernise its production base, the industry is now turning its attention to carbon capture as part of European efforts towards effective CO 2 reduction. By Dr Eng Bożena Środa, Polish Cement Association, Poland. The Polish cement industry expects a further slide in output as the economic downturn im... |
Mason City Cement receives US senator Joni Ernst12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsOn the visit of US Senator Joni Ernst to Heidelberg Materials ' Mason City Cement plant, David Perkins, vice president of government affairs and communications North America for Heidelberg Materials, said the company is committed to generating 50 per cent of its revenue from sustainable products by 2030. Mr Perkins and other company officials added that they also plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. "The fact that they do use a lot of recycled materials, a lot... |
Supporting the drive for decarbonisation10 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsAs cement producers continue on the path to decarbonisation and carbon capture readiness, XDH-energy discusses the interconnected themes of Environmental Compliance as a Service (E-CaaS), Energy as a Service (EaaS), and waste heat recovery for increased peak load demand and flue gas cleaning for optimal CO 2 capture. By Xavier d’Hubert, XDH-energy. Figure 1: Environmental Compliance as a Service (E-CaaS) – five building blocks Not a day goes by without an announcement for a new... |