Progressive Planet announced up to $4,636,468 in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to support the construction of a pilot plant in Kamloops, B.C., to produce PozGlass – a low-carbon supplementary cementitious material (SCM) derived from post-consumer glass.
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Bridgesource Holds Public Meeting on Proposed Plant
Bridgesource, a subsidiary of the Clyde Companies, held a public meeting late last month about a proposed cement plant on the Lewis Ranch property in Moapa Valley, Nev.
Read MoreDecember Cement Shipments Contract
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2024 were an estimated 6.75 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.7% decrease from shipments in December 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 103 Mt, a 5.7% decrease from those in…
Read MoreCemex Celebrates Biodiversity Conservation
Cemex celebrated the 25th anniversary of its El Carmen Nature Reserve, located between Mexico and the United States, reaffirming its commitment to scientific research, habitat and species conservation and restoration.
Read MoreCanada Continues to Support Edmonton CCUS Project
Canada has committed to finalizing negotiations on a contribution agreement for the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project at Heidelberg Materials North America’s cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta.
Read MoreCarbon TerraVault, National Cement Partner on ‘Lebec Net Zero’
California Resources Corp. and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault, signed a memorandum of understanding with National Cement Company of California to provide carbon management services for its “Lebec Net Zero” initiative.
Read MorePCA Releases Response to Tariffs
In response to the Trump administration’s imposition of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Mike Ireland, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), released the following statement:
Read MoreEngineer Links Nano-Scale Titanium to Cement Optimization, Concrete Performance
The principals of S&E Innovative Technologies Inc. and Kenrich Petrochemicals LLC, Salvatore J. and Erika G. Monte, have secured a patent protecting a surface modification method where titanium chemistry, uniformly applied to Portland cement particles in atomic monolayers, yields a concrete binder imparting higher compressive strength at up to one-third lower than normal water-cement ratios to equal slump.
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials CCS Project Hits Milestone
Heidelberg Materials North America marked a significant milestone at its Mitchell, Ind., carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with test well drilling beginning last month.
Read MoreSt Marys Cement Orders Second Bruks Tubulator
Bruks Siwertell secured a new order for a second air-supported Bruks Tubulator conveying system from St Marys Cement to support the increased use of alternative low-carbon fuels at its Charlevoix, Mich., plant.
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