Holcim is pushing the boundaries of Research and Development to shape a smarter, greener world for all – an effort sustained by over 200 researchers working in the Holcim Innovation center where CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition’s second edition will...
- March 22, 2023
- 2 Min Read
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is calling for start-ups from around the globe to play a leading role in helping the cement and concrete industry in its vital efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions. It is inviting start-ups to...
- March 2, 2023
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Heidelberg Materials’ 2030 carbon reduction targets under its new 1.5°C framework Heidelberg Materials commits to individual scope 1 and 2 targets as well as a scope 3 target for 2030, in relation...
- February 27, 2023
- 3 Min Read
The transaction advances TITAN’s growth strategy as it will enhance the Group’s global offering of green, low carbon cementitious products Titan Cement International (TCI) is advancing its growth strategy by taking a participation in Aegean Perlites and partnering with its...
- February 14, 2023
- 2 Min Read
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...
- February 14, 2023
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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...
- February 11, 2023
- 4 Min Read
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...
- January 27, 2023
- 2 Min Read
Japan shut down its power plants in the wake of the nuclear accident and switched to coal and natural gas. The need to move to renewable energy has, of course, been more pressing over the past ten years, and he...
- January 24, 2023
- 3 Min Read
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...
- January 16, 2023
- 3 Min Read
– Interview with Dr. Edelio Bermejo, Holcim’s global head of research and development (R&D) and intellectual property (IP), by Guy Woodford, Aggregates Business editor – The cement and construction industries are among the highest CO2 emissions generators in the world....
- January 9, 2023
- 12 Min Read