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24.10.2022 17:30DOE Invests $4.1M Toward Decarbonizing Cement Manufacturing
The US Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has invested $4.1 million to accelerate the large-scale development and deployment of concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) technology for industrial decarbonization and electrical power generation and storage.
Region: USA
Summit Materials, a leading vertically integrated construction materials company, announces Continental Cement Company, LLC ("Continental Cement"), a subsidiary of Summit, produced a 20 % Portland Limestone Cement (“PLC”), the lowest carbon Portland Limestone Cement to date as part of an innovative research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the National Road Research Alliance project.
Region: USA
29.08.2022 17:08Mira SA plans to build a cement clinker factory in Cameroon
Cement manufacturer Mira SA will soon launch the construction of an industrial complex in the North region of Cameroon. Reliable sources revealed that the CFA120 billion infrastructure will integrate a clinker production unit with an annual capacity of 700,000 tons.
Region: Africa
24.08.2022 12:51Summit Materials expands PLC usage
Summit Materials’ Hannibal plant, operated by Continental Cement Co., a subsidiary of Summit, converted 100 percent of its annual production to portland limestone cement (PLC)
Region: USA
22.08.2022 17:33World Cement Association’s CEO-Exclusive Webinar Highlights Opportunity for MENA Cement Industry to Halve Emissions with Zero CAPEX
The World Cement Association (WCA) has held its first CEO-exclusive, pre-conference webinar, in which participants concluded that cement producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can halve carbon emissions with zero or low capital expenditure.
Region: Global
08.08.2022 15:41Calucem plans a $35 million investment in a new calcium aluminate cement plant in the United States
The operation is the first investment by Cementos Molins, owner of Calucem, in the United States.
Region: USA
22.07.2022 12:21National Cement Inaugurates $300M Ragland Expansion
Vicat Group subsidiary National Cement Co. of Alabama staged a ribbon cutting of a new production line at its Ragland, Ala. plant on July 21, capping a two-year, $300 million project that will increase plant capacity to 2 million tpy and help lower the company’s carbon footprint by at least 40%.
Region: USA