Caltrans approved the use of low-carbon cement to help reduce the carbon footprint of California’s transportation system. Switching to portland-limestone cement (PLC) has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 28,000 tpy – the equivalent of removing more than 6,000 cars off the road.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) unveiled its near-term goals and 2022 focus for the cement and concrete industry’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, a plan to make the entire value chain carbon neutral by 2050, at last week’s 2022 World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) will host a Slag Cement School event at the American Concrete Institute headquarters in Farmington Hills, Mich., May 11-12.
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CEMEX USA continues to expand the use of low carbon alternative fuels at several of its California operations, utilizing renewable diesel to power trucks and machinery as part of its global Future in Action program.
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In support of worldwide commitments to advance the use of low-carbon building materials, LafargeHolcim in the US transitioned its Ste. Genevieve (Bloomsdale, Mo.) and Alpena (Mich.) cement plants to OneCem portland-limestone cement (PLC) production.
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A new $30 million funding opportunity will accelerate development of industrial-scale carbon capture and transportation technology solutions in Alberta, Canada. Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Carbon Capture Kickstart: Design and Engineering call will fill key knowledge gaps, drive partnerships and innovation, and accelerate project financing and deployment.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2021 were an estimated 9.9 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in October 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through October totaled an estimated 89.7 Mt, a 3.5% increase from those for…
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Lehigh Hanson, a HeidelbergCement subsidiary, finalized the acquisition of Corliss Resources Inc., one of the largest, family-owned aggregates and ready-mixed concrete companies in the Pacific Northwest. The deal includes major aggregate operations with annual shipments of 2 million-plus tons, reserves exceeding 175 million tons, and four ready mixed concrete plants serving the Greater Seattle area.
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Welding Alloys Argentina manufactured and delivered a key set of wear parts for the classifier section of an FLSmidth OK 36.4 Vertical Roller Mill at an undisclosed cement plant in Argentina.
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By Mauro Nogarin The construction industry in the last eight months of 2021 was the only sector that stabilized the economies in Latin America. In general, both public and private works have created very important sources of work, when other productive sectors were affected by the pandemic.
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