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21.04.2022 16:22IFU and Norfund invest $27.9m in CBI Ghana
IFU and Norfund have invested $27.9m in Continental Blue Investments Ghana (CBI), a producer of cement in Ghana that operates a 550,000 tons p.a. facility outside Accra in southern Ghana.
Region: Africa
21.04.2022 16:06CRH: first-quarter results
CRH plc, the global building materials group, issues the following Trading Update for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022.
Region: Ireland
19.04.2022 17:55Brazil's Cement sector in March
The rapid rise in production costs in the cement industry, combined with rising interest rates and inflation, added to the global geopolitical instability environment, have significantly contributed to the sector's low sales performance.
Region: Brazil
CalPortland proudly announces the conversion of their Mojave cement plant to ADVANCEMENT™ HS, a blended portland-limestone cement.
Region: USA
12.04.2022 18:16Concrete Chemicals on the way to climate-friendly cement production and CO2-neutral flying with green hydrogen
In order to make air traffic and cement production sustainable in a low-CO2 world, three players with completely different backgrounds have joined forces in the "Concrete Chemicals" project consortium. Global cement producer CEMEX, Sasol ecoFT, part of the integrated chemical company Sasol, and renewable energy company ENERTRAG plan to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which will also contribute to the decarbonization of the cement industry.
Region: Germany
A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tires repurposed into concrete for residential constructions as new research from the University of South Australia shows that it can provide an economically viable and sustainable alternative to conventional concrete.
Region: Australia
One of the world’s largest cement manufacturers is pressing ahead with plans to build the UK’s first net-zero cement factory at a facility in North Wales.
Region: Great Britain