FLSmidth to increase efficiency of Leamington kiln
Ash Grove ( CRH group ) is working with FLSmidth Cement, to improve the efficiency of the kiln at its plant in Leamington , Utah, with a pyroprocessing upgrade, including a ne...
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Universities research rice husk ash as cement alternative
Researchers from ten universities across the globe are exploring the feasibility of using rice husk ash (RHA) in place of cement for manufacturing activities. The particip...
Boiler explosion kills two and injures 14 at UltraTech plant
A boiler explosion at the UltraTech Cement factory in the Jaggaihpet region of India has reportedly killed two workers and injured 14 others. Of the injured, Av...
Bengal Cement appoints new COO
Bangladesh-based Bengal Cement has appointed Dr Khandker Ataur Rahman Rifat as its chief operating officer (COO). The new COO has 29 years of experience in the industry. "He...
Post-budget 2025 impact on Pakistan's cement and steel industries
The Pakistan government passed the FY24-25 Budget in parliament on Friday, paving the way for the resumption of negotiations with the IMF for a new programme. Despite pushback ...
Kenyan cement demand drops 13% in 4M24
Cement consumption in Kenya fell 12.7 per cent YoY to 1,949,900t in the 4M24 from 2,234,200t in the 4M23, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The drop...
Bath carbon capture project seeks profit from captured CO2
The carbon capture project at Lafarge Canada 's Bath Ontario, Canada, aims to make a profit. While the path to net zero will overwhelmingly come from actually cutting emission...
Holcim acquires Mark Desmedt to accelerate circular construction
Holcim has completed the acquisition of Mark Desmedt in Belgium, advancing circular construction in Europe in line with its target to recycle 10Mta of construction demolition m...
Trinidad Cement changes two executive managers
Trinidad Cement Ltd has announced two changes to its executive management team. The Cemex subsidiary's General Manager, Guillermo Rojo de Diego, will be replaced by Cemex Com...
Cement's industrial tech transformation
This week saw more activity around digitalisation in the cement sector as Titan signed an MoU with Sinoma on net zero innovations, and FLSmidth and Carbon Re announced their AI...
Morocco's cement market contracts 29% in June
Total cement deliveries by Asment Témara , Ciments de l’Atlas , Ciments du Maroc , LafargeHolcim Maroc and Novacim contracted by 29.1 per cent YoY to 746,158t in June 20...
Dalmia Bharat adds 1Mta of capacity at Kadapa
Dalmia Bharat Ltd has expanded the capacity of its integrated cement production facility at Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh by an additional 1Mta. The company announced on 4 July...
Siam Cement Group awards CCU project to JSC Co
Siam Cement Group – Cement and Green Solution Business (SCG-CGS) has awarded Japan Gasoline Co (JGC) of Japan the pre-feasibility study for a CO 2 capture and utilisation (C...
Cambridge Electric Cement secures £2.25m for low-carbon cement
A British start-up, born out of the University of Cambridge, has raised GBP2.25m in seed funding to support its plans to industrialise the production of low-carbon cement. C...
Continuing domestic weakness weighing on Pakistan cement
Total cement dispatches in Pakistan dropped 12.6 per cent YoY to 3.552Mt in June 2024 from 4.063Mt a year earlier, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Associatio...
Lhyfe and Fives sign green hydrogen agreement for decarbonisation
Lhyfe and Fives have announced the signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a complete decarbonised offer for industry, from hydrogen production to combustion.This...
alcemy secures US$10m funding to enter US market
Deeptech start-up alcemy has raised a US$10m funding round to scale its artificial intelligence (AI) decarbonisation solution. This news follows a recent update on alcemy’s par...
Lindner founds Indian subsidiary
Lindner continues its expansion with the foundation of Lindner Recyclingtech Bharat (India) LLP, headquartered in Delhi, India. Together with Chirag Verma, co-owner of Lindner ...
FLSmidth Cement and Carbon Re sign cooperation agreement
FLSmidth Cement and Carbon Re have announced a cooperation agreement to integrate FLSmidth’s Cement's ECS/ProcessExpert ® advanced process control software, known as PXP, with...
Queens Carbon secures US$14.5m for carbon neutral SCMs
Queens Carbon is developing a technology to eliminate CO 2 emissions from the cement industry. The start-up, based in Pine Brook, USA, was recently awarded US$14.5m in funding...
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