Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
Cem'In'Eu to launch new pozzolan cement in 202330 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCem'In'Eu is developing a new low-carbon cement based on pozzolan, a natural raw material extracted locally. The French cement producer aims to greatly reducing the share of clinker and therefore the carbon footprint of the cement. The use of pozzolan represents a considerable leverage effect for reducing the overall carbon footprint of the cements produced by Cem'In'Eu, both in bulk and in bags. Thanks to a long-term supply contract, Cem'In'Eu has secured its supply of pozzolans, es... |
Carbon prices reflect demand destruction but kept up by increased coal consumption, awaiting new regulation24 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsBy Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Carbon prices tested the downside, due to fear of demand destruction and potential closing of production sites as a consequence of the lower gas deliveries. In addition to inflation, higher interest rates may dampen demand. However, in the short-term coal production has been increasing and several countries will reopen coal plants and even diesel is being used, increasing the demand for EUAs. Traders sold out when the price broke support a... |
WCA focus on MENA region decarbonisation23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) has held its first CEO-exclusive, pre-conference webinar, in which participants concluded that cement producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can halve carbon emissions with zero or low capital expenditure. The webinar brought together thirty CEOs representing cement-producing companies from Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey among others, ahead of WCA’s annual conference which will be held in Dubai, in September 2022. The CEO’s re... |
Latin America places decarbonisation centre stage09 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsFICEM Congress, “Green Cement & Concrete 2050”, took place in Mexico City on 23-26 May 2022, and brought together 200 industry and government representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the technical, regulatory and financial aspects of decarbonising the regional cement sector. Maria José García, executive director of FICEM and Jaime Hill, president of Mexican cement association CANACEM, open the exhibition at the Green Cement & Concrete 2050 event in Mexico Ci... |
The World Economic Forum's Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2022 is released05 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its first Net-Zero Industry Tracker 2022 report. It states that cement demand is forecast to rise 46 per cent by 2050 and suggests that US$185bn will have to be invested in CO 2 handling infrastructure and clean hydrogen production to enable low-emission cement plants. To reach the 2030 emissions intensity target, the WEF estimates that the cement sector needs to reduce its carbon emissions by 24 per cent from today’s level. Furthermore, it wil... |
Carbon Clean makes new sales appointments05 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Clean has boosted its global sales team with appointments that cover Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Lim Beng Chong joins as sales director Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. Federico Cruzzolin has been hired as sales Manager Europe and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. While Niraj Singh has been promoted to sales manager Middle East and Africa and will be located in Mumbai, India. These appointments follow the recent record US$150m Series C funding round and the company’s... |
India's carbon trading market to be announced this month03 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAnticipation is building that India is about to start a carbon trading market for major emitters in the energy, steel and cement industries. The clean energy initiative is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Independence Day celebrations on 15 August, according local sources. It has been in the works since March, according to Reuters. It is thought that the market would initially be limited to hard-to-abate sectors, allowing participants to trade credits earned... |
Materials Processing Institute leads GBP6.5m zero emission project28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is leading a major GBP6.5m (US$7.83m) project to develop the world’s first zero emission cement on an industrial scale. The Cement 2 Zero project will focus on the technical and commercial aspects of this breakthrough development, which will bolster green steelmaking, while eliminating the carbon emissions associated with the manufacture of clinker in cement kilns. The project aims to create cement clinker using electric arc furnaces (EAF), which p... |
UltraTech Cement decreases CO2 intensity by 9% in FY2021-202227 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla group ) has released its 2021-22 Sustainability Report. The company claims that in FY2021-2022 it decreased its CO 2 intensity by 9.1 per cent at 551.86kg CO 2 /t of cementitious materials produced. This resulted in achieving 15.1 per cent of Scope 1 intensity target against the target of 27 per cent reduction target by 2032 from the 2017 baseline. Greenhouse gas emissions totalled 195kg CO 2 /m 3 for concrete production. UltraTech Cement now has a re... |
TCC introduces World's first UHPC cabinet energy storage system22 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsTaiwan Cement Corp (TCC) joined 7-11 to unveil its 10,000th store in Asia and introduced the “New Energy Convenience Store”. TCC combines the company’s strength in green energy, energy storage, battery and cement to build an energy storage system (ESS) to provide stable electricity and reduce carbon emissions. 7-11’s 10,000th store in Asia is Taiwan’s first convenience store to install an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system with green energy and ESS. It is also the first in... |