Bruks Siwertell recently launched a radar-based anti-collision system, which enables supervised, semi-automatic unloading and a further option of digital hatch visualization.
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Holcim Hagerstown Plant Improves Sustainability
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.
Read MoreHeat Battery Technology Reaches Commercial Scale in Cement Production
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…
Read MoreUMass Amherst Awarded $3M to Reduce Cement Emissions
Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst received a four-year, $3 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Future Manufacturing Program to make cement manufacturing more sustainable.
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Touts Quarterly, Yearly Results
Heidelberg Materials, in its latest quarterly report, noted that group revenue in 2022 grew by 3% to an all-time high of €21.1 billion. North American revenue was up 17.6% for the quarter and 7.8% for 2022, although aggregates sales volume was off 5.7% for the quarter and 5.0% for the year; and cement and clinker sales volumes were off 8.2 %…
Read MoreNew Cement Plant in Punta Arenas
By Mauro Nogarin At the end of May, the Chilean company Cemento Melón inaugurated its fourth national cement production plant in the city of Punta Arenas, which is located 2,200 km south of the capital Santiago. It is a cement plant that was carried out with an investment of $34 million and has automated facilities that incorporate the most recent…
Read MoreLafarge Canada, Carbon Upcycling Partner to Reduce Carbon
Lafarge Canada signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling Technologies. The latter produces a unique additive that makes concrete both stronger and more sustainable with the ability to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete by up to 25% on a lifecycle basis.
Read MoreSafety Barrier
The Skipper versatile barrier XS unit has all the versatility of the standard Skipper unit, but is for use without cones or posts, making it ideal for use inside any building, according to the company. The XS model has 9 meters of retractable tape, as well as connector points for affixing to its own unique range of Skipper accessories.
Read MoreCement Shipments Decrease in March
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for March 2013 were about 5.8 million metric tons (Mt), according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. This was nearly 3 percent less than shipments in March 2012. Shipments for the year through March were up slightly 15.4 Mt. The leading portland cement producing…
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