The EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy. But the geopolitical and economic situation has changed. Accordingly, the ETS proposals shall be revised to seek greater flexibility and bring relief for the industry, while…
Cemex in Spain has received a €200m grant under the PERTE Industrial Decarbonisation Program (Line 1) for its SOMZERO CCS project at the Alcanar plant in Tarragona (photo). The project includes an initial investment of €450m and aims to capture…
Germany’s industrial AI platform alcemy announced the launch of the new Foundation Partnership, to unveil its roadmap towards autonomous cement and concrete production. The company’s vision is to help producers build the data infrastructure, organizational capabilities, and AI platform required…
Hoffmann Green reported a record turnover in the first half of 2026. In France, nearly 40,000 metric tons of green cement have been sold in the first half of 2026, which doubles the volumes from the same period last year.…
Worley has signed a non-exclusive owner’s engineering Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Holcim to support carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects across the EU and the UK. The agreement covers 14 projects, including eight supported by the European Innovation Fund.…
Sweden’s Cemvision and Siemens AB have signed a strategic partnership to develop and scale near-zero carbon cement production facilities. Cemvision has created technology capable of reducing emissions by up to 95% compared to conventional cement production by producing circular cement…
Ambuja Cements, which is the cement part of India’s Adani Group, has partnered with UK-based clean technology company Leilac Limited to develop a commercial-scale low-carbon cement pathway. The companies said they will jointly undertake a commercial demonstration project at Ambuja’s…
Compared to the traditional clinker – cement process, the ReCarb® cement process by Fortera in their Redding plant (photo) in California, USA, is simpler, uses less raw materials and a kiln temperature of only 950°C. The high-performance, low-carbon ReAct® bright…
Heidelberg Materials in Germany is regarding CCS as a key lever to achieve climate goals, however strategies have changed. Because the costs for CO2 transport and storage can be as high as the capture costs, the transport and storage challenges…
Carbon capture must become cheaper and easier to implement. This is one of the key messages by Dr. Kristina Fleiger of the German VDZ in an award-winning presentation at the Global CemCCUS conference in Hamburg in Germany this month. In…