Sublime Systems’ low-carbon cement officially appeared in its first commercial construction project, a prominent section of the interior entryway of One Boston Wharf – Boston’s largest net-zero-carbon office building.
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Lafarge Canada and Geocycle Canada, both members of the Holcim Group, completed a pilot at the Lafarge Brookfield cement plant in Nova Scotia to produce high-quality clinker made of recycled minerals recovered from waste sources.
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Holcim’s Hagerstown, Md., plant is investing $11 million to expand its alternative thermal energy capacity to 45%, representing 58,000 tpy of engineered fuel.
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Rondo Energy and Siam Cement Group subsidiary SCG Cleanergy have begun construction of a Rondo Heat Battery (RHB), configured to convert solar power into continuous zero carbon heat at 1,000°C or higher levels for the SCG cement plant in Saraburi Province, Thailand. The unit is poised to become the world’s first heat battery for a cement operation, addressing a critical…
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Eagle Materials will modernize and expand its Laramie, Wyo., cement plant and related distribution facilities as the company re-emphasizes its commitment to be the cement supplier of choice in the Mountain Region, including Denver and Salt Lake City markets.
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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced the addition of Texas Lehigh Cement Co. as its newest member.
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Cemex USA announced an off-site renewable energy agreement with Georgia Power for its Clinchfield cement plant as the producer increases its decarbonization efforts.
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Béton Provincial, the largest Canadian-owned company in the concrete and cement industry, closed on a major asset transaction with CRH Canada, netting numerous assets in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the state of New York.
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World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) inaugural Heavy Industries Benchmark ranks 34 cement, 45 steel and 12 aluminum producers on carbon dioxide emissions reduction metrics. Four of the top five are cement producers Cemex, CRH, Holcim and Heidelberg Materials, all with major North American market positions. Three other multinationals – Votoratim Cimentos, Asia Cement and Siam Cement – along with one aluminum…
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Cemex and the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund, are collaborating to conduct an analysis of the potential of decarbonization levers at Cemex’s Balcones cement plant in Texas.
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