The Cementitious Materials International Technical and Trade Congress which was held in Casablanca, Morocco on April 18-19 was a highly praised and sold out event. It brought together experts from around the world to discuss how cementitious materials (SCMs) can be reused within the cement and construction industries. This gathering has been made more significant...
Massimiliano Riva, Principal, Green Climate Fund and Sustainability Lead (acting), Equity Funds and Specialized Green Financial Product, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) presents Low carbon pathways and green financial products [for the cement and concrete sector] at the upcoming Cementitious Materials International Technical and Trade Congress (Marriott Casablanca Hotel, April 18-19, 2024). From the angle of a development...
The European Green Deal and especially the Climate Law (EC/2021/1119) impact not only the operation of power plants and by this the production of e.g. fly ash, but also the transport sector and the energy efficiency of buildings. To achieve the goal of carbon neutral electricity member states have already announced coal phase-out dates and...
The North American concrete industry today faces the critical challenge of lowering its carbon footprint. Globally, the sector is responsible for 8% of anthropogenic carbon emissions—almost wholly the result of the manufacture of the Portland cement that is commonly used to bind together the constituent materials in concrete. Manufacturers of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (“SCMs”), which...