California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to zero-out carbon pollution from cement used in the state. The bipartisan Senate Bill 596 builds on a pledge by California’s cement industry to become carbon neutral by 2050, and will identify key barriers and solutions to turn that commitment into action.
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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) is accepting nominations in the Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards Program – formerly Project of the Year Awards – through Nov. 1. The rebranding directly reflects the vital role of slag cement in creating sustainable and resilient concrete.
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As part of a world-first demonstration using hydrogen technology, HeidelbergCement subsidiary Hanson UK successfully operated a cement kiln at the Ribblesdale plant using a net zero fuel mix.
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As part of a global effort to adopt more sustainable products and lower the industry’s carbon footprint, LafargeHolcim in the US announced that its Midlothian, Texas, facility will be the first cement plant in the country to fully convert to portland limestone cement (PLC).
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Lehigh Hanson released a new bag design for Lehigh Cement’s EcoCemPLC. The redesign comes as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and offering more sustainable options for its cement products.
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By Mauro Nogarin The political instability that was experienced in 2020 created a very negative impact on the Bolivian economy that, added to the effects of the pandemic, significantly slowed down all those industrial activities vital for the country’s development. The entire productive sector such as the hydrocarbon, mining and construction industries suffered considerable losses. Only in October, when new…
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In The Face Of Accelerating Climate Action, Achieving Net-Zero CO2 Concrete Is Not Optional; It Is Essential. By Jonathan Rowland Climate change has been back in the headlines of late, after a new UN report was described as a “code red for humanity” by the UN secretary general. According to the report, the past 50 years have seen global surface…
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Virtual Server Solution In Plant Control System Upgrade At Cementos Argos Cartagena. By Mark S. Kuhar When Cementos Argos decided to upgrade the control system at its Cartagena cement plant in Colombia, they started on an unexpected journey. A journey that would end with the implementation of a virtualized high-availability automation system to host a number of FLSmidth’s software products…
Read MoreCement and concrete producer GCC announced positive results for the second quarter of 2021. Consolidated net sales increased 18.1% to $286.7 million, while EBITDA increased 18.6% to $97 million, with a 33.8% EBITDA margin. “GCC is off to an excellent first half of the year, we are very pleased with the results delivered – increasing top and bottom-line growth and…
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The Lafarge Kingston, Ontario, plant produced and delivered the first ECOPact Zero concrete in Eastern Canada in late July. The milestone also marked the first time utilizing ECOPlanet cement in the mix.
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