Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. celebrated International Volunteer Day on December 5 by setting a new target in connection with its volunteering commitments for 2020, aligned with the company’s vision of building a better future while contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Read MoreIn 2019, Western Europe remained the major white cement exporting region, while North America remained the largest import destination, according to CW Research’s latest “Global White Cement Market and Trade Report.” Western European intra-regional trade accounted for 74% of regional exports, while a much smaller percentage was shipped to North America.
Read MoreLehigh Cement Co. and Lehigh White Cement Co. have agreed to invest approximately $12 million in pollution control technology at 11 portland cement manufacturing plants in eight states to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice. The settlement will reduce more than 4,555 tons of harmful…
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CalPortland announced that the company’s Rillito, Ariz., cement plant has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification for the eighth consecutive year.
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Lehigh Cement, HeidelbergCement’s North American subsidiary, and the International CCS Knowledge Centre announced a feasibility study of a full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project as a definitive solution to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada.
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Lafarge Cement, which is part of Aggregate Industries, launched Lafarge Endure SR – a high-performance, low-carbon CEM II blend cement.
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Siemens announced the new Simotics HV M slipring motor that serves a wide range of applications in the cement and mining industries. The Simotics HV M has a power range up to 4.5 MW and completes the Siemens slipring motor family, which now covers 0.5 to 8.2 MW.
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Inventys Inc., a Canada-based company whose technology captures carbon directly from industrial sources at half the capital cost of existing solutions, is changing its name to Svante Inc., effective immediately.
Read MoreThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) continues to grow its global membership base with the announcement of two new member companies and three new affiliates. Membership now totals 38 member companies and 18 affiliates.
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KEMPER launched two general ventilation systems with storage filters onto the market – the CleanAirTower SF 5000 and SF 9000 models. Thanks to Cloud connectivity on the Kemper Connect portal, all parameters can be monitored from anywhere at any time. The manufacturer recommends the systems as a supplement to source extraction.
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