Cemento PANAM has achieved fantastic success reducing its carbon footprint and fossil fuel bill by implementing a 350 m long waste heat bypass system, using waste heat from the cooler to dry materials in its cement mills. Cemento PANAM in...

Proprietary technology enables low-carbon cement with 50% less CO2 Delivering up to 500,000 tons of ECOPlanet cement per year Sustainable operation to run with 100% biomass and waste heat recovery system Holcim launches Europe’s first calcined clay cement operation in...

CEMEX announced that Volvo Trucks has supplied it with the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission heavy concrete mixer truck at a joint event in Berlin, Germany. The truck is the latest development of an agreement signed between the companies...

Heidelberg Materials North America announced approximately $8.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative, to study the subsurface geology for suitability for the storage of carbon dioxide at its new...

･Compact and highly versatile module configuration significantly shortens time required for transport and installation. ･MHI to expand the lineup of compact CO2 capture systems, and establish an integrated customer support package from planning to after-sales service.   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd....

Acquisition of state of a art fiberglass mat facility in the USA Enhances Holcim’s roofing technology from Malarkey to Elevate Supports expansion in the fast-growing USD 45 billion North American roofing market Holcim acquires a state-of-the-art fiberglass mat facility in...

A prototype house called BioHome3D has been developed by researchers using 3D printing technology. It was printed using a combination of wood waste and bio-resins, forming a 100% bio-based, recyclable material that can withstand the weather. The company behind it...

The European Commission and the US administration have recently signed an “administrative agreement on artificial intelligence for the public good” at a virtual ceremony. The agreement was signed in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC), launched...

The UN-backed Scientific Assessment Panel to the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances gave us recently an optimistic scenario about the ozone layer – it is on track to recover within four decades. However, the ambitious goal of the cement...

Reaching net zero by 2050 requires finding innovative ways to reduce emissions and decarbonize some of the most polluting sectors and industries. Clean hydrogen can be crucial in minimizing climate change impacts, helping decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors that rely on fossil...