carbon emissions

New speakers confirmed for CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition, October 10 and 11, Wellington Hotel and Spa Madrid, Spain Key Note: Dr. Peter Breithaupt, Scientific officer, European Commission EU Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation and Emissions – INCITE INCITE is created to scan systematically the horizon of innovative industrial environmental processes which if they are...

Taiwan Transport & Storage Corporation (TTS), a subsidiary of Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC), has partnered with Volvo to introduce electric tractor trucks for cement transportation, marking a significant milestone in Taiwan’s green transportation initiatives. The “Low-Carbon EV Green Transportation Launch Ceremony” highlighted TCC’s pioneering role as the first company in Taiwan to utilize electric tractor...

Cemex’s circular waste management business, Regenera, and DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, have signed an agreement for circular waste management solutions in the Dominican Republic. Per the agreement, Regenera will convert used tires from DP World Dominicana’s logistics operations into a substitute for fossil fuels, thereby avoiding landfilling and the associated...

CEMEX announced that it has signed an agreement with green fuels producer ETFuels, to transform CO2 from CEMEX’s Alicante cement plant in Spain into green fuels. This carbon utilization project, groundbreaking in its scope and potential contribution to European energy security, demonstrates significant progress in testing and scaling technologies that are designed to contribute to accelerating...

“We closed 2022 with a very good result thanks to a great finish in the fourth quarter,” says Dr. Dominik von Achten, CEO of Heidelberg Materials. “As part of our Customer Excellence Programme, we were able to more than offset the sharp rise in energy costs in the fourth quarter for the first time during...

Holcim has signed an agreement to acquire FDT Flachdach Technologie GmbH (FDT), a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic roofs with a strong presence in fast-growing European markets with 2022 net sales of EUR 50 million. As a technology and sustainability leader in its sector, FDT will complement Holcim’s integrated roofing offer and strengthen the geographical footprint...

Heidelberg Materials has signed an indefinite global licence agreement with the technology company Leilac, enabling the further scale-up of the joint CCUS activities  Their technology offers a capture solution for unavoidable CO2 process emissions from cement production  Piloting future-oriented CCUS technologies is a key element of Heidelberg Materials’ decarbonisation strategy  As part of the continued...

The cement industry is responsible for almost 8 % of global CO2 emissions. RDF and alternative fuels require a dedicated transport system inside cement plants and the use of pipe conveyors is nowadays state of the art. At CarbonZero: Alternative Fuels and raw Materials Global Conference and Exhibition (Nov 10-11), M. Sc. Eng. Fabio Chignoli...

Over 13 million tons of carbon dioxide reach the atmosphere every year due to cement production in Romania, a country that produces around 15 million tons of cement annually, the aggregate figure at the level of the biggest players in the Romanian market. For every kilogram of cement produced, 0.9 kilograms of carbon dioxide are...

Argos USA made an investment close to USD 40 million to renew its fleet of mixer trucks.  The useful life of an Argos mixer truck is between 8 and 10 years or more than 70.000 cubic yards delivered. Argos, Grupo Argos’ cement company, is renewing its fleet of trucks in the United States by purchasing...