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Qatrana Cement Company will convert its captive power plant, which provides energy for a cement manufacturing plant in Karak, Jordan, to natural gas. The project will be carried out by the Finnish technology group on the installed engines at the site.

The Danish Energy Agency, Energistyrelsen, has signed a contract with Aalborg Portland A/S for the capture, transport and storage of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ per year. The agreement follows Denmark’s largest tender in the field of CCS — carbon capture and storage.

China’s National Development and Reform Commission, together with several other government departments, has announced the launch of a three-year campaign to modernize key industries, with a focus on energy conservation and reducing CO₂ emissions.

Holcim Polska and Geocycle have conducted a technological trial at the Małogoszcz cement plant, during which clinker and cement were produced for several days without the use of coal. The process was powered entirely by alternative fuels.

Belarusian Cement Company continues to implement environmental initiatives aimed at reducing CO₂ emissions and improving operational efficiency through the expanded use of alternative fuels.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the launch of H-CLAY®, a new technology for the cold processing of clay for use in the production of 0 % clinker cement.

Holcim has launched the cement sector’s first industrial-scale test platform for CO₂ capture technologies in France. The new facility, CaptureLab, located in Martres-Tolosane, is designed to test and validate advanced solutions for reducing CO₂ emissions both for the company itself and for third-party partners.