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At a new project in France, FLSmidth will deliver equipment to replace clinker with environmentally friendly clay, cutting up to 16% of CO2 emissions compared to existing cement products.
At Holcim’s Lägerdorf cement plant, two comprehensive studies have been successfully carried out to prepare investments for the conversion to an oxyfuel process.
The company has congratulated the young winners of the Solutions for the Planet (S4TP) Big Ideas Competition 2021 following its virtual national final, which saw students from schools across the country present innovative new sustainability initiatives to an online judging panel.
Portland Cement Association (PCA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Sean O’Neill, released a statement regarding an agreement towards a bipartisan infrastructure package.
The programme aims to make cement manufacturing more efficient through better plant optimisation, higher plant availability and a safer working environment, and is part of parent company Holcim’s Strategy 2022 – ‘Building for Growth’.
In this territory, the company has a cement grinding operation and two concrete plants which deliver solutions to its customers.
The company is currently on track to achieve its 3 times leverage target by the end of June, two and half years ahead of its original target of December 2023.
The company is deploying its industry-leading Transport Analytics Center (TAC) globally to optimise its logistics for enhanced efficiency, safety and sustainability.
While the cement industry supports the concept of a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism (CBAM), CEMBUREAU is concerned by messages coming out of the European Commission that the level of free allowances for industry may be reduced for sectors covered by CBAM.
This is CEMEX Ventures’ second investment in Modulous in less than a year, after the company won the VC’s global Construction Startup Competition 2020.
The company has introduced Aggneo, a high-quality recycled aggregate based on demolition concrete.
The RMC business foray follows the green products ethos of JSW Cement and will launch unique eco-friendly concrete for use in various commercial construction projects.