Britain's oldest dinosaur to be unearthed
The remains of the Thecodontosaurus Antiquus found entombed in limestone rock in Bristol quarry are to be excavated and reconstructed.
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The remains of the Thecodontosaurus Antiquus found entombed in limestone rock in Bristol quarry are to be excavated and reconstructed.
Together with Bouygues Construction, Lafarge has developed and tested the first new product of the range: Thermedia 0.6 B. The product has already been used in several social housing sites, with great success.
Poland and Spain have signed an emissions trading agreement that will see Poland selling its AAUs in exchange for funding that will support the country’s GhG mitigations schemes.
Q3 results indicate the downward trend of the year-to-date continues, although the decline is slowing. Both groups have made efforts to improve operating efficiency and reduce debt.
The world’s population is expected to grow by 40% over the next 50 years, and 80% of people will be living in the developing countries. Some 70% will be living in cities.
On 22 September 2009, Cemex opened a new cement grinding and blending plant at the port of Tilbury in Essex.
Carbon leakage is a hot topic at the moment, with industries and economies both fearful of losing out to countries that are not subject to the same stringent environmental regulations.
Statistics indicate that if less than 0.5% of the total area of sunny deserts in the world were covered with CSP plants, they would produce as much electricity as is currently being used by the whole world.
Cement and clinker trade is facing a downward trend, and not just because of the economic downturn. Massive investment in capacity expansion has led to oversupply situations in countries around the world, turning importing countries into exporters.
Co-processing in the cement industry is the optimum way of recovering energy and material from waste. It offers a safe and sound solution for society, the environment and the cement industry.
Gypsum is a construction mineral eternally recyclable, quarried worldwide and used in an outstanding sustainable way in buildings. Gypsum building materials are used in all construction types (residential, non-residential, new or refurbished).
Cement production is responsible for approximately 5% of the global, man-made CO2 emissions. As urbanisation and industrialisation continues, so the demand for cement is set to more than double by 2030.