Fortera's low-carbon cement secures US$85m in funding
Fortera, the Silicon Valley developer of the ReCarb process, where CO 2 from cement or other industrial emissions is mineralised and converted to concrete ReAct binder agents,...
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Open Compute Project launches 'green concrete' trials with hyperscale giants
The US-based Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has teamed up with major hyperscale companies, including Meta, Google, AWS and Microsoft, to test and promote low-embodied ca...
Lower interest rates to benefit construction (USA)
Ed Sullivan, the chief economist and senior vice president of market intelligence for the Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing the USA's cement manufacturers, says t...
Princeton University study uses human bones as model for strengthening cement
Inspired by the structure of human bone, researchers at Princeton University have developed a new cement-based material that is 5.6 times more damage-resistant than convention...
Cementera Cruz Azul workers request local government intervention
Cementera Cruz Azul (Mexico) has been inoperative for two years. Cruz Azul cooperative members (workers, retirees and associates) have requested that the government of the St...
Taiheiyo Cement plans Indonesian exports to US
Taiheiyo Cement plans to export up to 1Mta of cement to the USA from Indonesia by expanding capacity in the southeast Asian country. It also wants to capture infrastructure-r...
Cemex recognised for construction reputation
The Corporate Reputation Business Monitor (Merco) has recognised Cemex as the company with the best reputation in the construction sector in Mexico. This is the twelfth conse...
Carbon Upcycling Technologies explores oilsands tailings for carbon utilisation
Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling Technologies has reached a key milestone in its mission to transform carbon emissions into valuable industrial products, with the company now exp...
Argos Puerto Rico fined US$111,000 for 'Clean Air Act' violations
Argos Puerto Rico Corp , operator of a Portland cement plant in Dorado, has reached a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following 'Clean Air Act' vi...
Lafarge Canada Invests in low-carbon fuel facility
Lafarge Canada Inc ( Holcim) has commissioned its state-of-the-art low-carbon fuel (LCF) facility at its Exshaw cement plant in collaboration with Geocycle Canada. The US$...