Cemento Polpaico, which is part of Polpaico Soluciones, has commissioned a 9.9MW photovoltaic facility in Chile’s Santiago region. The facility, which is part of the largest private photovoltaic self-generation park in the country, has been installed on a 12-hectare site,…
ZKW Otterbein is investing about €30m for their NovaCEM 2027 low-carbon cement programme. The investment package includes the installation of a modern cement grinding facility at their cement and lime works in Großenlüder-Müs in Germany. Core technology is a state-of-the-art…
A massive delay of Heidelberg Materials’ Edmonton CCS project in Canada was already obvious, because the 1.0 Mta carbon capture project was announced to be operational by the end of this year (we reported here 24.11.2023). Instead, in 2025 a…
In the UK, low-carbon concrete technology has been tested in precast concrete blocks as part of the Environmental Agency’s ‘Decarbonisation Technology Accelerator’. Material Evolution, the UK-based low-carbon cement innovator, has helped RPC Contracts cut carbon by 20%, while improving strength…
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…