Aligning with the Global Plastics Treaty: the cement industry’s role
P l astic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the 21st century. A significant portion originates from non-recyclable plastics, such as low-grade ...
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Hanoi workshop explores cement’s role in combating plastic pollution
Industry experts and policymakers gathered in Hanoi on 3 October to explore how Vietnam’s cement sector could play a key role in addressing plastic pollution while advancing gr...
Turning the tide on plastic waste in south Asia
Plastics have surpassed most other man-made materials, in terms of production and use, and have faced sustained environmental scrutiny. Since the 1950s over 9bnt of new plastic...
Co-processing potential for the Vietnamese cement industry
Vietnam’s cement industry accounts for 17 per cent of the country’s fossil fuel-derived CO 2 emissions. The drive towards net zero by 2050, supported by the Just Energy Transi...
Business models for utilisation of non-recyclable plastics in the Indian cement industry
Co-processing of plastic and other municipal solid wastes provides a safe and cost-effective way of dealing with waste in India and supports the country’s drive to adopt a circ...
Unlocking opportunities
Thailand’s dumpsites contain close to 190Mt of low-quality plastic waste, comprising mainly degraded and aged materials that pose challenges in terms of economically viable rec...
Carbon4Minerals targets CCS and carbon-negative materials
The Carbon4Minerals project consortium, composed of 14 partners from seven European countries, is a collaborative effort to develop innovative technologies for CO₂ capture an...
Cement industry stakeholders seek amendments to TEN-T Regulation
Holcim , Heidelberg Materials , Salonit Anhovo , SINTEF and CEMBUREAU are among 24 stakeholders that have signed a letter from Bellona and the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) ca...
Project to target CO2 emissions from refractories
A research project, funded by the European Union, could help lower CO 2 emissions in the refractory industry by up to 800,000tpa. The initiative is known as the ReSoURCE proje...
HeidelbergCement to pilot eastern European CCUS project
Project ACCSESS will see a consortium of 18 industry partners and research organisations, including HeidelbergCement, collaborate in a range of activities to speed up deployme...