Cement News tagged under: decarbonisation
TNO report evaluates energy requirements of EU cement sector in 205008 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsTNO has produced a study for CEMBUREAU that investigates the energy requirements in the European cement industry by 2050. In the coming years, the energy needs of the EU cement industry will evolve significantly, both due to the higher efficiency of cement kilns and to the deployment of decarbonisation technologies, which will require an increased use of electricity. TNO's report assesses three scenarios to achieve the sector’s carbon neutrality ambitions through carbon capture, utilisati... |
Canada launches Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP2807 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsFrançois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and His Excellency Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have launched the Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP28 in Dubai. This initiative reaffirms Canada’s commitment to working with countries, businesses and international partner organisations to accelerate investments in the technologies, tools and policies ... |
Asian producers warned over carbon price liability05 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsAsian cement companies will see consistent negative margins in the next decade if they do not decarbonise, according to a report by the Imperial College Business School. The report, published in partnership with the Singapore Green Finance Centre, explored the financial impact of decarbonisation on Asia’s cement and steel companies covered by selected Asian Emission Trading Schemes. Researchers Dr Anastasiya Ostrovnaya, Antigoni Theocharidou, Julian Smart, Jan Ahrens and Dr Bob Buhr c... |
Carbon Re launches decarbonisation white paper05 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Re has launched its white paper - ‘Levers of Change’ - to serve as a compass for navigating the regulatory and commercial factors steering decarbonisation efforts in cement production. According to the company, the white paper provides information for stakeholders to assess the landscape and identify actionable strategies within their specific contexts. At the heart of the paper is an exploration of six crucial decarbonisation levers relevant to the cement industry: standards... |
Bamburi Cement builds two solar power plants04 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsBamburi Cement is building two solar photovoltaic power plants, which will provide up to 30 per cent of the cement producer’s total power requirement. According to Market Screener, this marks the largest commercial solar project ever initiated by a cement company in Kenya. The project with MOMNAI Energy Ltd, an independent power producer, will include two plants with capacities of 14.5MW and 5MW, located in Bamburi’s Mombasa and Athi River sites, respectively. Mohair Kapoor, CEO, B... |
Holcim joins Circularity Task Force at COP2804 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has become a founding member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s (SMI) Circularity Task Force, launched at COP28 in Dubai, to accelerate the world’s shift to a circular economy. The task force aims to close essential material loops to advance climate action, while preserving nature’s resources and planetary boundaries. This commitment adds to Holcim’s leadership in circular construction, a driver of its decarbonisation journey, which includes the goal of recycling more than... |
Betolar to speak on sustainable alternatives to cement at COP2801 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsAt COP28 UAE, Finnish sustainable materials technology company Betolar is tackling one of the largest sustainability issues of our time: how to reduce climate impacts of the construction industry and decarbonise the sector by replacing concrete with sustainable alternatives to one of the world's largest sources of carbon emissions, cement. Betolar is disrupting the concrete sector with scalable, circular alternatives to cement, used in applications such as the world’s lowest-emission hollo... |
Heidelberg Materials launches its evoZero brand30 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsUnder its new evoZero brand, Heidelberg Materials is introducing the world’s first carbon captured net-zero cement to customers in Europe. evoZero achieves its net-zero footprint through the application of carbon capture and storage technology at the Heidelberg Materials plant in Brevik , Norway, without compensation from credits generated outside the company’s value chain. “The launch of our unique evoZero products is a paradigm shift in the decarbonisation of our sector,” says Dr Domin... |
Taiwan Cement expands its European footprint29 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsTurkey's Army Pension Fund, OYAK , has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its stakes in two cement companies to Taiwan Cement Corp for a total of about EUR673m. OYAK is selling a 20 per cent stake in Oyak Denizli Cement of Turkey to Taiwan Cement, valuing the company at EUR1.3bn (US$1.42bn). Taiwan Cement estimates it will pay EUR193.4m for the stake, increasing its ownership to 60 per cent, a filing from the Taiwanese company confirmed. Taiwan Cement had purchased a 40 per cent s... |
First Graphene successfully completes Phase 2 Trial at Breedon Cement29 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsFirst Graphene has successfully completed the second phase of graphene-enhanced cement trials in collaboration with Breedon Cement Ltd at the cement producer’s Hope Cement Works. The Phase Two trials used 4t of grinding aid containing PureGRAPH ® to produce an additional 600t of graphene-enhanced cement at the production scale. The focus was on the optimisation of dosing methods at an increased graphene loading level, with the resulting formulation change in the grinding aid. The stage bu... |