Ultrach Cement has announced capacity expansion plans for its total grey cement capacity in India (photo: Kotpuli cement plant) and overseas of 240.8 Mta by March 2028. At the moment the cement capacity stands at 192.3 Mta. The green power…
The VAIA-project (Vicat Advanced Industrial Alliance) at France’s largest cement plant is receiving a grant by the EU Innovation Fund. The project at the Montalieu-Vercieu (Isère) 2.0 Mta capacity plant (photo) will produce calcined clay, using the MECAClay technology to…
The DEHSt published in their latest official CO2 report that in 2024 the emissions for the clinker production in Germany have been reduced by 9.9% from 16.1 Mta CO2eq. to 14.5 Mta CO2eq., or 0.6 Mta. The German Cement Producer…
Heidelberg Materials reached a milestone with the operation of the ANRAV.beta system at the Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria. In this demonstration project an Oxyfuel calciner is used, operating entirely on alternative fuels, using pure oxygen in the calcination process…
Eco Material Technologies (EMT) plans to double their US production of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) by 2030, while harvested /beneficiated ash will cover lost fly ash production from power plants. In the USA, EMT is the nation’s leading zero- and…
The Anka plant of Limak Cement is a new benchmark for decarbonization in Türkiye. The CO2 emissions have been reduced by 80.000 annual tons. This is not a result of sophisticated CCUS technology, it has been mainly achieved by sustainability-oriented…
Peru’s leading cement producer, Cementos Pacasmayo, intends to install a separate grinding unit (GU) at its cement plant La Libertad, about 670 kms north of Lima. Cementos Pacasmayo owns three cement plants with a combined capacity of 4.9 Mta, of…
Following a funding agreement with the UK Government, Heidelberg Materials reached a major milestone by taking the final investment decision for the CCS project at Padeswood, UK. Construction of the project begins this year, with commissioning planned for 2029. The…
Lucky Cement is reducing CO2 emissions with advanced sustainability measures. Globally the company is operating more the 21 Mta of cement capacity, in Pakistan about 17 Mta at the two cement plants in Pezu and Karachi. The Pezu plant generates…
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement is planning to increase its regional footprint in Africa to 66.4 Mta cement production capacity by 2030. This shall be achieved through new greenfield investments and brownfield projects to upgrade existing plants. In the coming 2 years…