Cement News tagged under: europe
ALCCC calls on Europe to adopt performance-based standards31 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Alliance for Low Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC) has published a new report, ‘Fast Tracking Cement Decarbonisation’, calling for a shift to performance-based cement and concrete standards to accelerate the decarbonisation of the European cement industry. According to the report, clinker substitution is generally seen as the most promising lever for decarbonisation, enabling considerable reductions in the industry’s carbon footprint in the short term at near-zero costs, followed by oth... |
Alicem Sro completes Cement Hranice clinker cooler project18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsAlicem Sro has successful fulfilled the guarantee conditions of the modernisation clinker cooler project in the Czech Republic. The contract included including a new kiln head, which Alicem Sro implemented as part of the overhaul at the beginning of this year for Cement Hranice , Czech Republic. This technical and time-consuming project was completed while meeting and even significantly exceeding all guarantee conditions. The clinker cooler project has enabled Alicem improve the ... |
Cemex and Ecocem partner on lower-carbon R&D18 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsCemex and Ecocem have agreed to work together in a new partnership to explore opportunities to use lower-carbon cementitious material in concrete production, according to a statement by the two companies. Initially, the partnership will trial lower carbon solutions in ten of Cemex’s French readymix production plants, with the ambition to extend in France and potentially the wider region as part of a portfolio of initiatives in the sector. Developing innovative partnerships with key ind... |
Sintek's growth and vision09 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsTurkey-based Sintek Group continues to build on its strength both at home and overseas in the areas of project development, turnkey engineering, logistics and R&D. Onur Atakay, founder partner of the group, speaks to ICR about the company’s international growth markets and its vision to support the cement industry’s vital decarbonisation strategies. By ICR Research, UK. Onur Atakay, founder partner of the Sintek Group, Turkey ICR: The cement sector knows Sintek as a company ope... |
Carbon Upcycling and A3&Co® sign strategic partnership06 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsCarbon Upcycling has signed a strategic partnership with A 3 &Co ® to support Carbon Upcycling’s engineering and project delivery. The partnership sets the foundation for Carbon Upcycling and A 3 &Co ® to pave the future of low-carbon concrete and the development of a circular economy. The partnership comes at a critical moment as Carbon Upcycling expands its operations in Canada and into the USA and European markets. Over the next two years, Carbon Upcycling will ... |
CEMEX records 41% fall in European CO2 emissions23 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX achieved a milestone 41 per cent reduction in the CO 2 emissions generated by its European cement business in 2022. A fifth of the total reduction attained since 1990 happened in the last two years, with a drop of over 12 per cent from 2020 performance. Sergio Menendez, regional president for CEMEX Europe Middle East Asia, commented: “We are very proud to have reached a 41 per cent reduction in CO 2 emissions generated by our European cement business, and this is all thanks to the... |
Holcim extends French footprint with acquisition06 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsDesigned to broaden its footprint across France, Holcim has acquired Chrono Chape, one of France’s leading independent providers of on-site self-levelling screeds. Operating an innovative fleet of batching trucks that can mix and apply screeds directly at the customer’s job site, Chrono Chape controls the quantities of materials required for each operation with meticulous precision, delivering zero-waste service, according to the company, which has reported double-digit growth in recent ye... |
EU reaches deal on carbon border tariff13 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a night of negotiations, the European Union came to a political deal in the early hours of this morning to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on polluting goods, including cement, in a scheme described as a world-first to support European industries on their decarbonisation journey. According to Reuters, negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament reached a deal at 05.00h in Brussels on the law to impose CO 2 emissions costs on imports of cement, along with ... |
European construction outlook revised down for 202325 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe outlook for Europe in 2023 remains challenging and unpredictable after a better than expected 2022, according to CIC Market Solutions. Citing recent data from Euroconstruct, the materials, construction and infrastructure sector in the EU-15 plus four Eastern European countries is now expected to expand by just 0.2 per cent next year, but this has been revised down from growth of 2.3 per cent forecast in June 2022. The UK market is expected to be particularly hit with a decline of 0.4 per... |
CEMBUREAU calls for "thorough debate" on CCUS24 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsAlthough there has never been a more exciting time for carbon capture, EU policies need to provide a predicable regulatory framework and allow for a strong business case, according to Koen Coppenholle, CEO of CEMBUREAU. Recent months have seen significant headway in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in the EU, with a large number of pilot and demonstration projects launched, some of which are expected to be operational by 2024. Politically, carbon capture is also gathering mo... |