Sources: Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass.; CMCM staff Third-party testing confirms that Sublime Systems’ namesake concrete binder, produced with sharply lower carbon dioxide emissions metrics than portland cement, exhibits strength development, durability, low shrinkage and other engineering properties matching or exceeding ASTM C1157, Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement benchmarks. In Read more…
Sources: Rondo Energy, Alameda, Calif.; CMCM staff Titan Group, Brussels-based cement and cementitious materials producer with major North American and European market stakes, and London mining giant Rio Tinto are among 10 participants in a $60 million funding round positioning Rondo Energy to roll out its namesake Heat Battery worldwide Read more…
Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CMCM staff Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has installed a compact carbon dioxide pilot capture system, CO2MPACT, at Heidelberg Materials’ Edmonton cement plant. The pilot leverages the MHI Advanced KM CDR Process; supports testing of different fuel sources and various plant operating modes; Read more…
Sources: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; CP staff A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has revealed the potential of portland cement, water and carbon black, a common industrial mineral resembling ultrafine charcoal, to create a supercapacitor material suited to low-cost storage of energy derived from solar, wind and tidal power Read more…
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Montreal; CMCM staff A 12-month ECOCycle Technology pilot project has seen Lafarge Canada integrate upward of 10,000 tonnes of old concrete and building materials into cement production at its St. Constant operation near Montreal. Material from the initial phase has proved of equivalent performance to traditional Read more…
Sources: CalPortland Co., Las Vegas; CMCM staff Timely equipment maintenance or cost-saving improvements, coupled with responses to “treasure hunts” during which team members identified power saving opportunities, enabled CalPortland Redding, Calif. and Rillito, Ariz. cement plants to earn Environmental Protection Agency 2023 Energy Star Certification. Energy Star indicates ranking within Read more…
Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CMCM staff Swiss concentrated solar power (CSP) technology developer Synhelion SA and global cement producer Cemex report prospective scaling of a high-temperature process to industrially-viable levels, where energy from sun rays supplants fossil fuel combustion. CSP-based pyroprocessing applications include continuous formation of clinker, Read more…
Sources: California Nevada Cement Association, Anaheim Hills, Calif.; CMCM staff Just shy of 30 months since releasing “Achieving Carbon Neutrality in the California Cement Industry,” California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) producers report considerable progress on related public policy, material processing and market development measures toward their 2045 goal: • Leadership in Read more…
Sources: Carbon Upcycling Inc., Calgary; CMCM staff A $26 million Series A funding round positions Carbon Upcycling to expedite carbon capture and utilization projects at the Cemex Rugby, U.K. and Ash Grove Cement Mississauga, Ontario plants. Work is concurrent on the projects, which represent the first commercial deployments in portland Read more…
Sources: Votorantim Cimentos, São Paulo; CMCM staff Votorantim Cimentos is the latest multinational cement, aggregate and concrete producer to use a sustainability-linked financing instrument, whereby repayment terms partly hinge on the extent to which a target capital investment lowers a plant operation’s current carbon dioxide emissions levels. A key operator Read more…