More than two years since releasing “Achieving Carbon Neutrality in the California Cement Industry,” the California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) reports considerable progress on related public policy, material processing and market development measures toward its 2045 net carbon neutrality goal:
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A $26 million Series A funding round positions clean tech firm Carbon Upcycling to advance carbon capture and utilization projects at Cemex’s Rugby, U.K., and Ash Grove Cement’s Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, plants.
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Lafarge Canada, a member of Holcim Group, converted production at its Richmond cement plant to ECOPlanet – Holcim’s brand of low-carbon cement, which offers a minimum 30% reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne in comparison to ordinary portland cement.
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The World Economic Forum-backed Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched the Green Cement Technology Tracker to help policymakers, industry stakeholders, academics and the public monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry.
Read MoreAccording to Command Alkon, decarbonization of the cement and construction industry is essential to reach the goals set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, which seeks to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. This includes a goal to reach net zero global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Importantly,…
Read MoreA new ASTM International paper presents results of a National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) Education and Research Foundation investigation quantifying the amount and rate that machine-molded concrete products absorb and permanently lock up atmospheric carbon dioxide. “Conceptual Test Protocols for Measuring Carbon Sequestration of Manufactured Dry-Cast Concrete Products” covers lab work undertaken to develop and refine procedures that deliver repeatable,…
Read MoreThe Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md. will see primary output shift from ordinary portland cement to the branded EcoCem portland-limestone cement –clinker + up to 10% finely graded limestone. Union Bridge is presently the producer’s largest plant in North America; the switch to the branded Type IL cement positions the mill to avoid approximately 126,000 tons of carbon…
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Leilac signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with direct air capture company Heirloom for the use of Leilac’s kiln technology in the latter’s solution.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories and Synhelion. The project aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy in clinker production.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is tracking the efforts of members to reduce emissions through a new microsite, CementProgress.com.
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