Holcim España invests in renewable fuels at Carboneras plant
Holcim España has reinforced its commitment to decarbonisation by investing in facilities for the use of renewable fuels at its Carboneras cement plant in Almería, Spain. The EU...
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Climate pledges must be on time and in full, warns the IEA
Despite an “unstoppable” shift towards clean energy, demand for fossil fuels is still far too high to keep within the Paris Agreement's 1.5˚C goal. That is just one of the findi...
Deutsche Bank clamps down on emissions targets
Deutsche Bank has reportedly set emissions targets for loans to clients in the cement sector as part of the bank’s net-zero target for 55 per cent of its financed emissions. Acc...
Milk and sugar with your cement?
Researchers in Melbourne are trialling adding coffee grounds to concrete to eliminate waste. Each year Australia produces around 83,000t of ground coffee and chaff, the majority...
PPC opens new Highveld blending plant
South Africa’s PPC has opened its new Highveld blending plant in Emalahleni in the Mpumalanga province. According to the company, the new facility demonstrates PPC’s ongoing com...
Cement Australia signs haulage agreement with Pacific National
Cement Australia has signed a three-year rail haulage agreement with Pacific National for the movement of cementitious materials across Australia. Pacific National will transpor...
Cemtech Europe opens in Istanbul: Turkey prepares to launch domestic ETS
Cemtech Europe 2023 , the leading cement industry conference in Europe organised by International Cement Review , has opened in Istanbul, welcoming over 300 delegates from 40 co...
Holcim Romania expands Campulung plant
Holcim (Romania) SA is investing over EUR25m to expand its cement plant in Campulung by 20 per cent. The investment will not only address the need for cement by the Romanian con...
Cement 2 Zero project completes trial melt
The first trial melt has been completed as part of the innovative Cement 2 Zero project, which aims to develop the world’s first zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale. Th...
GGBS unlikely to reduce GHG emissions, warns IStructE
The use of ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in concrete needs to be carefully considered, recommends a new paper from UK-based...