A new device from Vaisala records carbon dioxide volumes at both portland cement plant exhaust stack or other point sources, and utilization targets such as concrete production environments, where the gas is mineralized or leveraged for supplementary binding properties.
Read MoreAuthor: Cement Optimized News
PCA to Host AI Webinar
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) will host a webinar on artificial intelligence’s potential role in the cement industry on Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
Read MoreIEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference Coming to Alabama
The 67th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference will take place May 4-8, 2025, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala. Alabama is the nation’s fifth-largest cement-producing state.
Read MoreWhite House Credits Industry for Bolstering Buy Clean Initiative
A mid-October White House update on the progress of the Federal Buy Clean Initiative and companion Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Demonstration Program, references Cemex USA, Heidelberg Materials North America, and Summit Materials for their commitment to measures that advance decarbonization goals or strategies underpinning Buy Clean and Industrial Demonstrations activities.
Read MoreNet Zero Road Concept Targets Cement-Treated Base Optimization
Verde Resources is advancing a business plan envisioning “the world’s first Net Zero road construction blueprint” in a new joint venture with Nature Plus Inc. (NPI) of Stratford, Conn.
Read MoreUCLA Engineers Develop ‘ZeroCAL’ Process
Researchers from UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management have developed a new method that could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cement production and, potentially, other industries.
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Tumble
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2024 were an estimated 9.29 million metric tons (Mt), a 2.9% decrease from shipments in July 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MorePCA Economist Reveals Positive 2025 Forecast
During the Portland Cement Association’s Fall Meeting, the association’s chief economist and senior vice president of market intelligence shared the industry’s economic forecast for 2025.
Read MoreBPS System Allows Manual Dumping of Bags
Best Process Solutions’ (BPS) Bag Dump Station is a system that allows customers to dump bags manually. The manufacturer can customize the size based on the required capacity.
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials to Help Scale-Up EnviCore Tech
Heidelberg Materials continues to develop and scale circular technologies by investing in Canadian clean-tech startup EnviCore.
Read More