Martin Paterson, Chief Commercial Officer of the Dutch company everox, gave an outstanding presentation at the World Cement Association (WCA) Annual Conference in Bangkok in April about the “The next generation of building materials”. everox patented a process, which separates…
ABB and Germany’s alcemy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop AI solutions for cement and concrete quality optimisation, while supporting carbon reduction targets. The partnership will integrate alcemy’s AI and ML-based quality prediction technology with ABB’s automation…
CURA Climate Inc. (CURA) from Canada and the Titan Group announced in a MoU to test a new innovate limestone splitting technology (Photo: Team members of both companies). The project starts with laboratory testing, followed by technical and commercial assessments…
Heidelberg Material’s Airvault plant in France will be one of Europe’s cement plants with the lowest CO2 footprint by 2030. Now, the first step nears completion with the installation of the new kiln 6 with 4000 tpd clinker capacity, which…
LKAB Minerals UK is producing calcined clay as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) by milling recycled brick waste from Forterra’s Kings Dyke factory. The partnership between LKAB and the building products manufacturer Forterra, is pioneering the use of recycled calcined…
Secil operates 3 cement plants in Portugal and joined Molins in March this year. Kiln 6 of the Maceira-Liz factory (photo) has a capacity of 1800 tpd clinker. In the ProFuture CCL (Clean Cement Line) project the aim was to…
Northern Lights, which is a JV of Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies with HQ in Stavanger, Norway, will expand its fleet of CO2 transport ships. The company offers CO₂ transport and storage as a service and started first injection of liquid…
PPC’s investment in the new integrated Riebeek cement plant (RK3) in South Africa’s Western Cape, valued over R3bn, is progressing, remains on schedule and within budget. The new 1.5 Mta capacity line shall be finished end of FY 2027 and…
Holcim Romania and its key partner Carmeuse in the carbon hub CPT01 project will receive a grant from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for this initiative, while the project is also financed by the EU Innovation…
SaltX Technology from Sweden established a full partnership with Holcim after a first agreement had been signed in June 2025 and Holcim became a shareholder. The SaltX technology platform combines electrified calcination (EAC) with electrified sintering (a new development). The…