Responding to demand for construction materials performance and sustainability, LafargeHolcim has rebranded its U.S. blended cement and supplementary cementitious materials portfolio as Envirocore Series – led by OneCem Portland Limestone, MaxCem Blended and NewCem Slag cements.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim is the first global building materials company to sign the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” pledge with intermediate targets for 2030 validated by SBTi. The company is further lowering its target for carbon dioxide intensity in cement to 475 kg net CO2 per ton of cementitious material.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement presented its new strategy “Beyond 2020” at its Capital Markets Day. Key elements of the strategy are new medium-term financial and sustainability targets that the group aims to achieve by 2025.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2020 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2019.
Read MoreLaunched by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) on behalf of its member companies, the “2050 Climate Ambition” statement demonstrates the commitment of the industry to drive down the carbon dioxide footprint of the world’s most used man-made product.
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