Based on market surveys by the Central Bank of Russia, this study analyzes structural shifts in Russia’s construction sector between 2020 and 2026. A persistent divergence is observed between indicators of business activity in this sector, which accounts for 3.2 % of...
The article presents the main figures for the Turkish cement industry. In 2025, the plants of member companies of the National Association of Cement Manufacturers TÜRKÇIMENTO produced 82.7 Mt of clinker and 93.7 Mt of cement. 15.0 Mt of cement were exported from the ...
CO2 emissions from the cement production process can be significantly reduced, if the clinker content is significantly lowered. However, traditional supplementary cementitious products (SCMs) such as granulated blast furnace slag and fly ash are becoming more difficu...
The article examines the variety of environmental and climate legal risks of the cement industry, which are emerging in conditions where regulation of its enterprises is developing on the basis of the best available technologies, comprehensive environmental permits, ...
| Author: M. V. Ponomarev, Y. E. Filatkina |
| Section: Ecology and safety |
| Keywords: cement industry, environmental risk, climate risk, legal risk, greenhouse gases, decarbonization, best available techniques, integrated environmental permit, carbon units, CBAM, digital environmental supervision, environmental compliance, evidentiary protection |
The article analyzes the impact of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on trade in cement and clinker, a sector that serves as a prime case study for testing such measures. It evaluates the economic and regulatory consequences of introducing a border levy o...
Against the backdrop of the global cement industry's pursuit of “dual carbon” goals and increasingly stringent environmental emission standards, traditional end-of-pipe treatment technologies (such as SCR/SNCR) are struggling to meet sustainable development needs due...
The interaction between coarse aggregates derived from certain types of carbonate rocks and the alkaline environment of the mortar matrix in Portland cement concrete, a process accompanied by the development of internal stresses and concrete deterio-ration, is known ...
The article addresses monitoring of concrete strength in cast-in-place structures during intermediate hardening stages, specifically the need to establish distinct calibration curves for different age inter-vals. The authors propose shifting the monitoring approach f...
The article analyzes published international reviews concerning the degradation of concrete, reinforced concrete, and reinforced concrete structures used in aggressive marine environments. Particular attention is paid to reviews from the last five years regarding the...
The problem of flooding on roads and streets in populated areas, which creates inconvenience during their use, is a pressing issue for several regions of Belarus and Russia. Internationally, this problem is addressed by using concrete with large pores, which allows f...
