Machines and packages used in the cement and lime industry to convey raw materials or process media must be optimally designed for the harsh environmental conditions of the sector, so that they can cope with extreme loads in continuous operation. Users expect maximum process reliability, consistent, first-class quality of the end product at all times
Global building materials solutions supplier Cemex has embarked on a renewable energy project at the company’s new Alrewas Readymix Plant (Pyford Brook) in Staffordshire, UK. The scheme which uses a 90kWh battery, along with solar panels, expects to save 200 t of CO2. As part of Cemex’s company-wide climate action programme, ‘Future in Action’, the
Cemex Colombia has introduced a new Vertua lower carbon mortar with a reduced carbon footprint of up to 40%. This was achieved using more sustainable raw materials, better cementitious materials, and a more efficient production process. Mortars are binding agents that use cement to hold together bricks, concrete blocks, and other masonry materials. Specialty mortars
Lafarge Canada has transitioned its St-Constant, Quebec, cement plant to the production of OneCem Portland limestone cement (PLC). The producer expects the transition to reduce the St-Constant cement plant’s CO2 emissions by 60,000t in 2024 alone. Lafarge Canada (East) president and CEO David Redfern said “We are excited to take another crucial step in our sustainability
Freehill Mining has won a US$181,000 order to supply raw materials to Cementos Melón’s Coquimbo cement plant. Despatches, from the Yerbas Buenas metals mine, will take place in mid-March to mid-May 2024. Freehill Mining said that its local subsidiary is already in talks with Cementos Melón over a possible longer-term supply contract. Freehill Mining says
Sven Demmig and Sunny Schoone, Innomotics, a Siemens company, elaborate on how solutions in automation, electrification and digitalisation can help to decarbonise the cement industry. Given its scale and its presence in almost every part of the world, the cement industry plays a key role in the global economy and the development of infrastructure critical
Mike Ireland, PCA, provides an update on the US cement industry’s decarbonisation progress. This autumn marks the anniversary of two flagship pieces of legislation from the Biden administration that place sustainability at the centre of the cement-concrete-construction value chain and will impact the life of every American. The Inflation Reduction Act – the largest investment
Rupert Kirchner, Cemtec-Digital, explains how data science is being harnessed to unleash the potential of smart grinding solutions. A network of increasingly complex difficulties and opportunities sits at the heart of the mineral raw materials processing sector. Navigating this landscape entails overcoming numerous obstacles, such as the rapid growth of market regulations. With new standards and
Emirates Cement (Arkan) has appointed Oman and Etihad Rail Company (OER) to provide train transport for imported Omani limestone to its 1Mt/yr Al Ain cement plant. Saeed Khalfan Al Ghafri, CEO of Emirates Cement (Arkan)’s parent company, Emirates Steel Arkan Group, said “Our collaboration with OER enhances our supply chain capabilities by leveraging the railway
Hanson UK has launched a recycling business line to process construction and demolition waste. The business will supply recycled materials for use in Hanson UK’s operations. CEO Simon Willis said “Promoting circularity by recycling, reusing and reducing the use of primary raw materials is crucial to reaching net zero. The development of a separate recycling
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