CarbonCure Technologies led a team of five companies to demonstrate the world’s first integrated CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) from cement for concrete production in January. The project built upon previous cement plant CO2 capture demonstrations and was the first project to collect cement kiln CO2 for subsequent utilization downstream in concrete production and construction.
Read MoreAccording to CW Research’s recently published World Cement Equipment Market and Forecast Report, the global market of milling equipment (including upgrades) will reach $1.3 billion in 2022, accounting for 14 percent of the global cement equipment market size in the same year.
Read MoreBy Ganesh Rajput The rise in construction and building activities is the primary growth driver for the global green cement market. The demand for these types of cement is being accelerated by uptake of alternative fuels derived from waste materials such as foundry sand, used oils, sewage sludge, solid recovered fuels, filter cakes, animal meals and fly ash. The urgent…
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The walls of steel and concrete silos have been known to wear or fail causing cracking, denting, buckling and bending that can lead to catastrophic collapse. For operations that want to detect uneven loading of silos that contribute to these failures, BinMaster offers a new software option that uses the company’s 3DLevelScanners to identify the location of the center of…
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LafargeHolcim opened its 1,000th Disensa retail store this past December in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The store is a family-run business with a portfolio of extensive construction materials primarily targeted at masons and self-builders.
Read MoreAccording to CW Research’s recently published “World Cement Equipment Market and Forecast Report,” the market for cement manufacturing related equipment and services is projected to reach $9 billion by 2022.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement released a statement in response to the United States’ recent tax overhaul that reduced the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent as well as changed the regulations regarding the utilization of loss carryforwards.
Read MorePaul Stutzman, physical scientist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), received the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM International’s committee on cement (C01).
Read MoreCemex USA kicked off the New Year by demonstrating its ongoing commitment to workplace safety and employee health with Safety Week 2018, an annual company-wide initiative designed to promote the company’s goal of achieving Zero4Life at its facilities across the United States.
Read MoreCanadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and its partners have hired advisers to explore options for McInnis Cement, reported Bloomberg. The investors are considering options for the producer that could include bringing in new partners or an outright sale of the company.
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