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LKAB Minerals UK produces certified calcined clay

Forterra Brick WSTE

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…

Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood CCS in UK is official

HM Padeswood

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…

UK pilot project of ultra-low carbon cement by CRH

MevoCem

UK’s Tarmac and CRH Ventures launched a pilot project in partnership with Material Evolution, operating a 0.12 Mta MevoCem ultra-low carbon cement production plant (photo) in Wrexham, Wales.  The pilot project will demonstrate the performance of the ultra-low carbon cement…

Cemex in the UK invests in clean hydrogen technology

HiiRoc

Cemex announced an initial industrial scale hydrogen project at its Rugby cement plant in the UK. Hydrogen has emerged as a low-carbon energy source within the construction industry’s decarbonization roadmap. The technology will be provided by HiiROC, the pioneering British…

UK’s Carbon Clean launched its RPB-CC technology

CarbonClean CC

UK’s Carbon Clean announced the launch of its breakthrough CycloneCC C1 series, marking the penultimate stage in the technology’s commercialization. The company has developed a modular rotating packed bed (RPB) technology with a propriety amine-based buffer salt technology, that is…

UK Government reaffirmed CCS cluster commitment

HM Padeswood Plant 1

The Government of the UK reaffirmed its commitment on carbon capture storage projects in Northern England and announced a € 26.3bn funding over the next 25 years to establish two carbon capture clusters in Merseyside and Teesside. The Padeswood cement…