Canada’s cement industry is leading the way in the fight to tackle climate change by joining the country’s Net-Zero Challenge.
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ABB, Hydrogen Optimized Expand Partnership
ABB and Hydrogen Optimized have signed an agreement to expand the companies’ existing strategic relationship. This includes an investment by ABB into Key DH Technologies Inc., the parent company of Hydrogen Optimized, as they seek to accelerate the fast-emerging green hydrogen production segment with unique large-scale architecture.
Read MoreSummit Continues Decarbonization Push with Hannibal Transition
Summit Materials recently converted 100% of the production at its Hannibal, Mo., plant, which is operated by Continental Cement Co., to portland-limestone cement (PLC).
Read MoreCEMEX Subsidiary to Expand Jamaican Plant
CEMEX announced a plan to expand the production capacity by 30% at its subsidiary Caribbean Cement Co.’s Rockfort, Jamaica, plant.
Read MoreLehigh Hanson Plant Receives Funding for Carbon Capture Project
Lehigh Hanson Inc. has received approximately $3.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study retrofitting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc. (MHIA’s) carbon capture technology at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Ind. The company is also contributing about $1.1 million…
Read MoreHolcim US Enhances Concrete Portfolio in Colorado, Minneapolis Markets
Holcim US has introduced DYNAMax high-performance concrete to its innovative concrete product portfolio in the Denver, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Twin Cities, Minn., markets.
Read MoreCement Orders Help Drive FLSmidth Q2 Revenue Growth
FLSmidth announced that consolidated group order intake increased 20% organically in the second quarter of 2022 with currency tailwinds supporting order intake in the quarter by 8%. The company said that both cement and mining business drove order intake and revenue growth.
Read MoreCalPortland, Martin Marietta Ink Cement Plant Deal
Martin Marietta Materials has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Tehachapi, Calif. cement plant and related distribution terminals to CalPortland for $350 million in cash.
Read MoreCSN Acquisition of Holcim Brazil Gets Greenlight
Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE approved the $1.025 billion sale of Holcim’s local cement business to steelmaker Cia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) with no restriction, reported Reuters.
Read MoreLehigh Cement Plant Hosts UMD and State Representatives
Lehigh Hanson recently welcomed representatives from the State of Maryland and University of Maryland to its Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md., for an engaging discussion around decarbonization in the cement sector.
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