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Lafarge Canada

Cement producer propels Progressive Planet pozzolan commercialization

Sources: Progressive Planet, Kamloops, British Columbia; CMCM staff  Under a new purchase agreement, Lafarge Canada Inc. will assume the entire run of PozGlass 100G ground glass pozzolan—upward of 3,500 metric tons—from a pilot Progressive Planet facility in British Columbia, scheduled for 2024 start up. PozGlass 100G technology centers on a Read more…

By admin, 3 monthsJuly 7, 2023 ago

Partnership eyes cement plant CO2 to synfuel conversion 

Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Calgary; CMCM staff Lafarge Canada, Svante Technologies Inc. and Dimensional Energy Inc. are poised to advance Project CO2MENT to its final phase: Utilization of 1 tonne of high-purity carbon dioxide from Lafarge Richmond (B.C.) cement plant flue exhaust—treated with Metal Organic Framework (MOF) advanced sorbent—to produce Read more…

By admin, 4 monthsMay 22, 2023 ago

Cement giant underwrites material drying specialist Coomtech

Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CMCM staff  The parent company of the North American Holcim and Lafarge Canada businesses has taken a stake in United Kingdom-based Coomtech, whose kinetic drying technology for harvested fly ash and other raw cement kiln feeds results in up to 75 percent lower carbon emissions Read more…

By admin, 4 monthsMay 16, 2023 ago

Holcim aligns 2030 climate targets with SBTi 1.5°C framework

Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CM2 staff The parent of Holcim (US) operations and Lafarge Canada has upgraded 2030 climate targets, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), in line with the cement and concrete sector’s new 1.5°C science-based framework and reflecting tighter carbon dioxide emissions baselines. A partnership Read more…

By admin, 10 monthsNovember 21, 2022 ago

Lafarge Canada fleet fuel switch holds potential for 5,000-mt CO2e reduction

Sources: Lafarge Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia Throughout Q4 2022, Lafarge Canada is testing R50, an equal blend of petroleum and renewable diesel fuel, across its greater Vancouver area on- and off-road fleet. The R50 demonstration stems from a partnership with 4Refuel, which offers the alternative to the producer’s B5 blend—5 Read more…

By admin, 10 monthsNovember 21, 2022 ago

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