The Portland Cement Association Sustainability Summit: Zeroing in on 2030, presented Aug. 13-15 free of charge over the Zoom platform, will feature one keynote presentation or panel and one update session daily, their content covering topics from cement plant fuels and carbon dioxide emissions capture, to mix designs and concrete CO2 uptake, to general contractor strategies for carbon-minded project owners. The…
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EPA Awards Heidelberg Materials Up to $5M in Funding
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected Heidelberg Materials North America to receive up to $5 million in funding to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Read MorePCA Outlines Decarbonization Plans
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) demonstrated the industry’s commitment to carbon neutrality to key executive branch decision-makers at the White House’s Concrete Innovation Summit – as well as outlined what steps must be taken to further reduce cement sector emissions.
Read MoreDOE Office Outlines Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence
The Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) will create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon material technologies. U.S. National Laboratories can receive up to $9 million through an upcoming competitive call to organize and lead the effort. DOE and IEDO officials envision the center as a) a…
Read MoreAllied Mineral Products Breaks Ground on Alabama Project
Allied Mineral Products staff was joined by Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair and other state and local officials for groundbreaking ceremonies last month at the site of Allied’s major plant expansion in Pell City, Ala.
Read MoreCanada Invests $2.2 Million Into St Marys Cement
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction project at the St Marys Cement plant in St. Marys, Ontario.
Read MorePCA Awarded $2.4 Million EPA Grant
As part of its Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products grant program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Portland Cement Association (PCA) more than $2.4 million to lead a project that will improve both the quantity and quality of industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
Read MorePCA Applauds PROVE IT Act
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) applauded Reps. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.) for introducing the Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act.
Read MoreEmerson Enhances DeltaV Automation Platform
Emerson is further expanding the DeltaV Automation Platform with the DeltaV Version 15 Feature Pack 2 update for its distributed control system (DCS). This release empowers users to easily transition to a DeltaV DCS from more third-party control systems, expands support for data-rich Ethernet device networks and reduces the complexity of state-based control implementations.
Read MoreHoffmann Green Signs U.S. Licensing Agreement
French producer Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signed an exclusive 30-year licensing agreement with a firmly established partner in the United States to benefit from its 0% clinker technologies and replicate Hoffmann units on the vertical model of the H2 production unit.
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