Digital. Sustainable. Profitable? What Exactly Does The 21st Century Post-COVID Cement Plant Look Like? By Jonathan Rowland
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BEUMER Launches Remote Commissioning
Thanks to digitalization, it is no longer unusual to parametrize and commission single components remotely. BEUMER Group thinks ahead and, for the first time, commissioned a complete packaging line including palletizer – from a distance of more than 4,000 kilometers.
Read MoreSolidia Names New CEO, Closes $78M Funding Round
A leadership transition and a major investor commitment are opening a new chapter for Solidia Technologies, whose cementitious binder and energy-lite curing process offer a low carbon alternative to portland cement concrete.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Plant’s Tire Burning Plans Extinguished
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has withdrawn authorization for the LafargeHolcim Ravena cement plant to burn tires for fuel, reported local media.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement Reports Strong First Quarter
In the first quarter of 2021, HeidelbergCement reported group revenue increased by 0.7% to €3,958 million, compared to the prior year period. Excluding consolidation and currency effects, the increase was 4.3%.
Read MoreWelcome to the World of Concrete
World of Concrete, the premier U.S. event for the concrete industry, will finally see the light of day June 8-10 in the bright lights of Las Vegas. It may have been delayed by COVID-19, but the show will go on.
Read MoreLehigh Cement Abandons $151M Keystone Acquisition
Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Lehigh Cement’s planned acquisition of Keystone Cement, the commission said the two rival producers have abandoned the deal.
Read MoreClean Earth Increases Fuel Blending Capacity at Kentucky Facility
The Clean Earth division of Harsco Corp. received the final authorization needed to operate a new tank farm – consisting of six, 15,000-gal. tanks – at its Calvert City, Ky., operation. The new permit provides 90,000 gal. of additional capacity for fuel blending.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement to Build First Carbon-Neutral Cement Plant
HeidelbergCement plans to upgrade subsidiary Cementa’s Slite plant in Sweden into the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant by 2030.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Names Tabbara as U.S. Cement CEO
LafargeHolcim has appointed Toufic Tabbara as chief executive officer of U.S. Cement operations. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in the construction-materials industry that will help lead the organization through the next phase of growth.
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