The World Cement Association (WCA) announced its fifth annual conference and exhibition will take place Sept. 25-28, in person, at the Emirates Towers in Dubai, UAE.
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CEMEX Invests in Construction Venture Fund
CEMEX and corporate venture arm CEMEX Ventures are investing in Zacua Ventures, a global early-stage venture fund that aims to tackle the construction industry’s biggest challenges.
Read MoreSCA Opens Slag Cement University
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) has launched Slag Cement University – a resource and central repository of educational resources on slag cement use in concrete construction.
Read MoreLubrication Engineers, Easy Bar Introduces New Melting Bars
Lubrication Engineers and Easy Bar have partnered to develop a new high-performance solid lubricant bar to help kiln operators solve their toughest lubrication challenges.
Read MoreGCC to Expand Texas Plant
Cement and concrete producer GCC will execute a capacity expansion at its Odessa, Texas plant. The project will increase annual cement production capacity by more than 1 million metric tons and lower the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13%.
Read MoreCement Shipments Jump 6% in May
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2022 were an estimated 9.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.0% increase from shipments in May 2021, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 41.6 Mt, an increase of 3.2% from those for…
Read MoreCalucem to Open $35M New Orleans Facility
Specialty cement manufacturer Calucem will enter the U.S. market by developing a $35 million manufacturing facility in eastern New Orleans. The Cementos Molins subsidiary is the world’s second-largest producer of calcium aluminate cement.
Read MoreCemAI Launches AI Maintenance Solution
CemAI announced its entry into artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for cement plants with a predictive maintenance solution that combines a proprietary licensed software with a continuous monitoring and incident resolution service for cement manufacturing lines.
Read MoreUniversities Receive Grants for Decarbonization Research
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and their collaborators received two federal grant awards to support investigating new methods to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement manufacturing.
Read MoreGCCA, FICEM to Accelerate Net Zero Progress in Latin America
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and its regional affiliate Federación Interamericana del Cemento (FICEM) announced the next steps in accelerating decarbonization in the Latin America region during Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week.
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