Schwenk Latvia opens first carbon capture test base
Latvia has inaugurated its first carbon capture test base at the Schwenk Latvia cement plant in Broceni, marking a major step toward decarbonising the country’s cement industry....
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Key milestone reached in CI4C Project as commissioning nears
Schwenk Zement has confirmed that the last modular section of the Carbon Purification Unit (CPU) has been successfully installed at its Mergelstetten plant. With this installati...
Landmark reached for CI4C project
The modular version of the Carbon Purification Unit (CPU) has been modified and installed for the catch4climate (CI4C) project at Schwenk Zement 's Mergelstetten cement plant. M...
Competition Commission opens investigation into merits of monopoly
The Namibian Competition Commission has started a public conference on the proposed acquisition of Schwenk Cement’s shareholding in Ohorongo Cement by Whale Rock Cement , the ow...
Schwenk Zement International still pondering Nambian market exit
Schwenk Zement International GmbH & Co KG, is still desperate to exit Namibia barely 10 years after investing in a state-of-the-art factory, according to local press reports. Sc...
Carbon capture challenges are still in their infancy
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now a reality for the European cement sector. As well as the start-up of Heidelberg Materials' Brevik project in Norway, Schwenk Zement has a...
Foundation work on Schwenk meca-clay plant completed
The foundation work on the new meca-clay plant of Schwenk Deutschland in Allmendingen, Germany, was completed in mid-April – four months ahead of schedule, according to thyssenk...
Could the cement sector aid decarbonisation of aviation?
This week the ECO2Fly project offered an insight into how captured CO2 emissions from a cement plant could be reused in the production of synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF). Holcim...
Capsol Technologies starts CapsolGo® demonstration campaign at Akmenes plant
Capsol Technologies’ first of two CapsolGo ® demonstrations campaigns for the German Schwenk Zement has commenced operations at Akmenes cement plant in Lithuania. The CapsolGo d...
Schwenk Zement signs offshore wind PPA with Iberdrola
Schwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG has signed a power purchasing agreement (PPA) with Iberdrola Germany for the supply of 1500GWh of electricity from the 315MW Windanker offshore wind ...