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19.07.2023 14:41Ramco Cements plans ₹750 crore expansion in Odisha and Karnataka
Ramco Cements Ltd is proposing to spend about ₹750 crore expanding capacity in Odisha and also acquiring land for its new project in Karnataka during this fiscal.
Region: India
19.07.2023 12:46Votorantim Cimentos to receive a loan for its Salto Plant
The International Finance Corp (IFC) has proposed a US$150 million loan to Votorantim Cimentos S.A., one of the largest Brazilian producers of cement and the subsidiaries of Votorantim S.A.
Region: Brazil
19.07.2023 11:57POINT.P and Ecocem partner to deploy low-carbon solutions
POINT.P, part of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France, and Ecocem, Europe’s leading independent provider of low carbon cement technologies have reinforced their long history of commercial collaboration with this partnership announcement to develop and market low-carbon solutions for binders, concretes and mortars.
Region: France
14.07.2023 14:08Three Holcim clean tech projects selected for EU Innovation Fund grants to decarbonize Europe
Holcim has been selected for three grants from the European Union (EU) Innovation Fund for breakthrough Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France and Croatia. The projects were selected for their highly scalable profile, mature technologies and advanced partnerships to advance the EU’s Green Deal, putting clean technologies to work for a net-zero future.
The EU Commission has selected IFESTOS, TITAN Group’s groundbreaking Carbon Capture project in Greece, for grant agreement preparation in the context of the third call for large-scale projects under the EU Innovation Fund. IFESTOS, the largest project of its kind in Europe, will advance TITAN's decarbonization journey, expedite the sector’s green transition, and substantially contribute to promoting carbon capture technology throughout the continent.
Region: Greece
14.07.2023 11:09First fully decarbonised cement plant in Germany: Heidelberg Materials gets support from the EU Innovation Fund
The EU Innovation Fund, one of the world’s largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies, has selected Heidelberg Materials’ pioneering GeZero Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project for Grant Agreement Preparation.
Region: Germany
12.07.2023 13:14Closing the loop: Heidelberg Materials to produce low-carbon cement from demolished concrete in France
As part of its decarbonisation strategy, Heidelberg Materials pioneers a large-scale closed-loop recycling project called CIRCO₂BETON®. As a first in France, the company will install an industrial scale selective separation platform at its Achères quarry near Paris, where demolished concrete will be crushed using novel processes and separated into its components: sand, aggregates, and recycled concrete paste (RCP).
Region: France