HeidelbergCement and its Swedish subsidiary Cementa present positive results of a pre-feasibility study for the Slite CCS (carbon capture and storage) project The installation at the Slite cement plant on the Swedish island of Gotland will be scaled to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 annually, equalling 3% of the country’s total emissions...
HeidelbergCement was awarded the German Innovation Award for Climate and Environment (IKU) in the category “Process Innovations for Climate Protection” for its innovative ReConcrete-360° concept. In ReConcrete-360°, demolished concrete is crushed using novel processes and selectively separated into its components: in addition to sand and gravel, hardened cement paste is also obtained in this way....
First six start-ups announced to receive the backing of world-leading cement companies as part of the industry’s drive to reach net zero Low carbon concrete and carbon capture, utilisation and storage among sustainable start-ups backed by global cement industry The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the first six start-ups that...
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced strong results for the full year 2021 with double-digit EBITDA growth, the highest in more than a decade, coupled with a double-digit increase in sales driven by higher volumes and robust pricing in all core products in all regions. EBITDA margin increased 0.8 percentage points in the year, despite headwinds in energy and import costs. CO2 emissions declined 4.4 percentage points, the largest annual decline the company has ever achieved.
Argos Cement facility in Roberta, AL, will convert to produce 100 % PLC by end of the second quarter 2022.
As part of the conversion to products with lower CO2 content, Wilmington, Statesville, and Durham, NC, terminals will also convert to 100 % PLC by the end of the second quarter 2022
Vicat’s DECA low-carbon range has been enriched by the addition of the first carbon-negative binder that can be used to produce very-low-carbon concrete. This innovation highlights the Group’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality on its full value chain by 2050.
Cementos Argos Receives Gold Medal Awarded by S&P Global in the 2022 Global Sustainability Yearbook, which highlights the companies with the best sustainability practices in the world. The company was included for the ninth consecutive year, thanks to its exemplary environmental, social, and corporate governance practices, and for being recognized in 2021 as the world...