Establishing a reliable AF supply Premium
Cement companies are increasingly implementing alternative fuel (AF) programmes to reduce fuel costs at their plants and contribute to sustainability. Often a key challenge, par...
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Chip Mong INSEE Cement: key steps to sustainability Premium
For Cambodia-based producer Chip Mong INSEE Cement Corp (CMIC) sustainability has always been a key priority. Its 2Mta cement plant, located 125km southwest of Phnom Penh, is de...
Two cement CEOs discuss CO2 reduction
This week the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) held a plenary session with invited guests Jan Jenisch, LafargeHolcim CEO, Mahendra Singhi, CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bha...
GCCA highlights clean energy transition and biodiversity
At the second day of the Global Cement and Concrete Association's (GCCA) annual conference, cement producers were advised to be optimistic about the challenge of creating clean ...
Vicat in India’s solar journey Premium
Vicat in India has been successfully embarking on its renewable energy journey, using a small-scale trial project as a starting point. Here the company shares the different phas...
Cemex has decarbonisation roadmap validated by Carbon Trust
Cemex announces that the Carbon Trust has validated its roadmap to decarbonise global operations in line with the Sectoral Decarbonisation Approach (SDA) 2-degree scenario (2DS)...
LafargeHolcim joins SBTi and sets new 2030 CO2 targets
LafargeHolcim has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C,” becoming the first global building materials company to sign the pledge with ...
Solar power to Piedras Azules Premium
As part of its drive to include renewable and flexible energy sources in its cement production, Argos recently opened a 10.6MW solar farm to supply power to its Piedras Azules c...
A new destination for waste
To support its drive to become part of a circular economy, Votorantim Cimentos has created Verdera, a nationwide provider of waste management services. The company enables the c...
Taiheiyo’s bottom ash washing and desalination system
Taiheiyo Cement has installed a full-scale incineration bottom ash washing facility at its Kumagaya cement plant, Japan, for desalination and recycling the ash as a cement raw m...