Electrification Is Increasingly Being Mentioned In Discussions Around The Decarbonization Of Cement. By Jonathan Rowland Electrification of process heat is still very much in the nascent stages of development in the cement industry. It’s not without interest, however. According to the experts at the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), electrification of cement production “appears promising.” Researchers Sebastian Quevedo Parra and…
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Béton Provincial, the largest Canadian-owned company in the concrete and cement industry, closed on a major asset transaction with CRH Canada, netting numerous assets in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the state of New York.
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World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) inaugural Heavy Industries Benchmark ranks 34 cement, 45 steel and 12 aluminum producers on carbon dioxide emissions reduction metrics. Four of the top five are cement producers Cemex, CRH, Holcim and Heidelberg Materials, all with major North American market positions. Three other multinationals – Votoratim Cimentos, Asia Cement and Siam Cement – along with one aluminum…
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Martin Marietta Materials entered into a definitive agreement to sell its South Texas cement business and certain related concrete operations to CRH Americas Materials, a subsidiary of CRH plc, for $2.1 billion in cash.
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CRH plc announced the launch of CRH Ventures, a venture capital unit that will support the development of new technologies and innovative solutions to meet the increasingly complex needs of customers and evolving trends in construction.
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