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HeidelbergCement is further expanding its portfolio of large-scale CCUS projects with a new initiative in the United States. The project at the Mitchell, Indiana, cement plant of HeidelbergCement’s US subsidiary Lehigh Hanson, Inc. aims to capture 95% of the CO2 emissions from the newly renovated production facility and store them in a local onshore reservoir in the Illinois Basin.
Region: USA
31.08.2022 16:49Lehigh Hanson Receives U.S. Doe Funding for Feed Study of Carbon Capture Project at Its New Lehigh Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received approximately $3.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study retrofitting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA’s) carbon capture technology at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana.
Region: USA
25.08.2022 17:30CEMEX implements hydrogen technology in the Dominican Republic as part of its Future in Action program
CEMEX announced that it is implementing hydrogen technology at its San Pedro De Macoris cement plant in the Dominican Republic. Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX, was on hand for the project's inauguration, which is part of the company's Future in Action program that seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
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
18.08.2022 12:28Suez Cement Group of Companies becomes Egypt and Africa's first cement producer to receive Environmental Product Declaration certification
Suez Cement Group of Companies - a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement has become the first grey cement company in Egypt and Africa to obtain an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificate in accordance with international ISO standard. The Dcarbon documents confirm the enhanced properties of products in their environmental impact.
Region: Egypt
16.08.2022 15:43Another step towards CCS at Padeswood
Padeswood cement works in Flintshire has been shortlisted for funding as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Phase 2 Carbon Capture and Storage Cluster Sequencing process.
Region: Great Britain
02.08.2022 15:48CEMEX takes action to reduce road transportation CO2 emissions
CEMEX announced that it has added nearly 200 lower-carbon natural gas-powered trucks as part of a comprehensive strategy seeking to decarbonize its global fleet. This initiative is part of the company’s flagship Future in Action program to become a net-zero CO2 company by 2050.
Region: Mexico