Edmonton’s edge: CCUS pilot readies for testing
With several CCUS projects in various stages of development, the global cement industry is looking to use CCUS as a key part of its decarbonisation efforts. At Heidelberg Mater...
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US Great Lakes reports increase in cement shipments
The US Great Lakes has reported shipments of more than 1.8Mt of cement in the first nine months of 2023, according to the Ontario-based Chamber of Marine Commerce. This marks a...
Adbri to operate world's first fully electric self-unloading vessel
Adbri has entered into a 20-year strategic partnership with Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) to build and operate the world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading...
Two plants of Heidelberg Materials North America gain Energy STAR certification
Heidelberg Materials North America has announced that its cement plants in Edmonton , Alberta, and Delta , British Columbia, have earned Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s...
US Department of Energy invests US$46m in carbon capture projects
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced US$45.6m in federal funding for nine projects that will advance CO 2 cap...
US and Puerto Rican markets contract 8% in September
Total cement shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico fell 7.7 per cent to 9.5Mt in September 2023 when compared with the year-ago period, according ...
Hoffmann Green to build new plants in Florida
Hoffmann Green has signed an agreement with a partner that defines the main points of an exclusive licensing agreement to build several Hoffmann manufacturing units in Florid...
Exshaw residents launch lawsuit against Lafarge plant
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Lafarge ( Holcim ), alleging that dust from its Exshaw cement plant in Alberta, Canada, has caused a nuisance to the ...
Lafarge Canada signs steel slag agreement with CarbiCrete
CarbiCrete has entered into an agreement with Lafarge Canada ( Holcim ) for the processing of steel slag, the key material in its carbon-negative concrete block technology. T...
PCA welcomes Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act
The US cement association, PCA, has welcomed this week's introduction of Senators Coons and Tillis’ “Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act” and its intended goals of advancing ...