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Cement Producers Outpace ACA Roadmap Carbon Benchmarks

9 hours ago8 hours ago Cement Optimized News

The American Cement Association confirmed producer member adherence to Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality goals in an early-December industry and media briefing, stressing U.S. cement companies’ two leading trajectories: upward carbon dioxide (CO2) or CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance and downward carbon intensity per metric ton of material shipped. ACA President and CEO Mike Ireland opened the briefing, themed “Construction Materials Carbon Progress” and…

PCA Introduces New Low-Carbon Guidance

1 year ago1 year ago Cement Optimized News

To fill the current gap in low-carbon cement and concrete guidance, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and professionals across the cement-concrete-construction value chain have developed a new resource.

OCED Names Possible Calcined Clay Production Project Partners

1 year ago1 year ago Francesca Mills

Three of six Cement and Concrete projects named as funding candidates in a $6 billion Energy Department Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (OCED) program entail production of calcined clay or limestone calcined clay (LC3) as an alternative to conventional portland cement clinker. Producers behind the Industrial Demonstrations Program-themed projects are positioned to negotiate with OCED officials awards where cost-sharing terms…

Cement Industry Hosts Carbon Neutrality Event

2 years ago2 years ago Cement Optimized News

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) hosted two panel discussions on the morning of Sept. 19 as part of Climate Week NYC’s program. A group of experts discussed how the industry’s goal of carbon neutrality can only be reached at the intersection of reasonable federal regulations and innovative industry solutions.

Industry Experts to Present Carbon Neutrality Progress at PCA Summit

2 years ago Cement Optimized News

The Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the U.S. cement industry, will hold its inaugural Concrete Sustainability Summit, Aug. 22-24.

CNCA Sees Positive Carbon Neutrality Progress

2 years ago2 years ago Cement Optimized News

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:

PCA Hosts Session on Low Carbon Guidance

2 years ago2 years ago Cement Optimized News

On June 13, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) hosted representatives from government, industry and academia at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., for an intensive one-day session aimed at filling the current gap in low-carbon cement and concrete guidance.

PCA Launches Microsite to Track Carbon Neutrality Progress

3 years ago3 years ago Cement Optimized News

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is tracking the efforts of members to reduce emissions through a new microsite, CementProgress.com.

CEMEX Implements Hydrogen Technology in Dominican Republic

3 years ago3 years ago Cement Optimized News

CEMEX has confirmed that it is implementing hydrogen technology at its cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic. The project is part of the “Future in Action” program, which seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Currently, the use of CEMEX’s hydrogen technology includes injection into furnaces to optimize the combustion process and thus increase the…