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The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) worldwide ‘CEO Gathering’ got underway in Atlanta, USA, bringing together CEOs of leading cement and concrete companies, as well as policymakers and built environment leaders to progress the implementation of the industry’s roadmap to net zero.
The research company CI4C has commissioned Thyssenkrupp's Polysius business unit to build a polysius pure oxyfuel kiln system on the site of the Mergelstetten cement plant in southern Germany.
Owing to ongoing economic instability in the form of high inflation, currency depreciation and rising prices for energy and construction materials, Egypt’s construction industry growth is expected to stand at 9.7% in real terms in 2022, following an 8.5% growth in 2021, found GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation are partnering to rethink emergency shelters to turn them into sustainable and resilient homes.
The Coperion K-Tron Modular Cartridge Bin Vent provides excellent air filtration of fine airborne particles from within a storage tank and releases clean air to the atmosphere.
Schenck Process was approached by The A TEC Group, working on behalf of LAFARGE Cement Hungary Ltd. LAFARGE was looking to install a new alternative fuel concept at a Királyegyháza cement plant, near Pécs in Hungary.
Prometheus Materials has announced that it closed its $8 million Series A financing round. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners, with participation by the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), GAF, and The Autodesk Foundation.
Supported by investments in transport infrastructure projects, in line with the German government’s focus on improving regional connectivity, the country’s construction industry is expected to regain growth momentum and expand by 1.9% this year.
As part of GCC’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions, GCC will fully convert the Minnesota market to portland limestone cement (PLC), a high-quality cement that lowers the carbon footprint of concrete.
Holcim and Habitat for Humanity have entered a partnership to accelerate access to affordable housing driven by an innovative digital platform.
Hanson’s Ketton cement works in Rutland is part of a new BEIS-funded carbon capture project, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation.
ABB launches a new generation probe for cement kilns which will help increase safety and, by enabling the measurement of alternative fuels, sustainability.