UltraTech explores electrification to reduce CO2 emissions
UltraTech Cement Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coolbrook to explore how electrification of the cement kiln heating process can help reduce CO 2 emiss...
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Polysius wins CI4C order for oxyfuel system at Mergelstetten
The research company CI4C (Cement Innovation for Climate), founded by the four cement manufacturers Dyckerhoff GmbH ( Buzzi Unicem SpA ), HeidelbergCement AG , Schwenk Zeme...
Construction product study to reduce global warming released
A consortium of European and global trade bodies have published a peer-reviewed study entitled 'Carbon Accounting for Building Materials – An assessment of Global Warming Pot...
Tarmac trials fuel conditioner innovation
The board of the directors of Tarmac ( CRH group ) is commencing a significant trial of the SulNOxEco™ Fuel Conditioner. The ground-breaking fuel conditioner is being trialle...
Boral announces new CEO
Boral has named Vik Bansal as its new chief executive officer (CEO) effective from December 2022. Mr Bansal, who is currently CEO of InfraBuild, will succeed Zlatko Todorcevski...
Lafarge Zimbabwe sells majority stake in its operations
Lafarge Zimbabwe is selling 76.45 per cent of its business to Fossil Mines Pvt Ltd. The Holcim group member announced on Monday that it was selling the majority stake in its ...
Wellington Terminal gets US$6m facelift
Wellington Terminal in New Zealand is getting a NZD$10m (US$6.45m) upgrade aimed at increasing its shipping capacity and reducing its CO 2 footprint. Each year over 100,000t...
Moroccan deliveries up 7% in May
Cement deliveries in Morocco increased 7.1 per cent YoY to 945,706t in May 2022 from 882,785t in May 2021, according to Ipsos. The data relates to APC members Asment Temera, Ci...
Oil prices up while coal and petcoke are stabilising
Since ICR’s most recent energy report , the energy complex is awaiting the impact of sanctions on Russia and the risk of an economic slowdown. Oil prices increased to US$100-1...
High cost of manufacturing influences cement dispatches in May 2022
Topline Securities has stated that Pakistan’s cement sales were affected in May 2022 mainly due to the Eid holidays and economic slowdown. The attrition in exports is on the ba...
ACC Ltd releases ACC Gold Water Shield
ACC Ltd ( Holcim Group ) has developed ACC Gold Water Shield, which is the country’s first specially-formulated cement with high-quality water-repelling properties. The prod...
UltraTech Cement to invest INR128,860m for 22.6Mta capacity expansion
The Board of Directors at UltraTech Cement (Aditya Birla group) has approved capex of INR128,860m (US$1659m) to raise cement capacity by 22.6Mta with a mix of brownfield a...
Tokyo Cement reports 31% jump in turnover
Tokyo Cement has reported a 31 per cent YoY increase in turnover to LKR16,158m (US$45m) in the fourth quarter of its financial year, ending 31 March 2022. Compared to the sam...
Vietnam continues to dominate imports in the Philippines
Vietnam’s dominance of cement imports in the Philippines continues to cause concern for local producers. With local demand expected to reach 66Mt in 2025, the Cement Manufactur...
Al-Ahlia Cement launches tender for lime factory modernisation
Libya’s state Al-Ahlia Cement company ( National Cement Co Group ) is offering a tender to restart its lime factory in the Souq Al-Khamis complex. The company explained that th...
Star Cement invests in new capacity
Star Cement is planning to invest INR17,000-18,000m (US$218.9m-231.8m) over the next two years, in response to robust demand from the infrastructure and real estate sectors....
Taiwan Cement orders more battery power storage
NHOA SA, formerly Engie EPS, has won an order to deliver a 22MWh battery storage project to Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC). The system will be an expansion of a 10MW facility be...
Beumer Group welcomes new CEO
Rudolf Hausladen has been appointed CEO of Beumer Group, effective immediately. He succeeds Dr Christoph Beumer who has held the role of CEO since 2000 and will remain on th...
Italy’s cement output sees 3% drop in March
Cement production in Italy increased by nine per cent in March 2022 when compared with the 2015 baseline index of 100, according to Federbeton, the country’s concrete associati...
Cemex inaugurates Climafuel facility at Rugby works
Cemex ’s cement plant in Rugby, UK, will operate fully on alternative fuels (AF) following the inauguration of its new Climafuel facility. This significant investment aims to ...
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