Indian Subcontinent

Arun Mote, Triveni Turbines, reviews the role of turbine design in waste heat recovery (WHR) systems and looks at the future of the technology in the Indian cement sector.

The company has invited architects, experts and talent from the student community in the engineering and architectural sectors to register for the fifth edition of its IndiaNext initiative.

Reinforcing its commitment to sustainable construction and a greener future, ACC Limited has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Green Building Centre (GBC) in Telangana’s Karimnagar district.

CII-IGBC followed a life-cycle approach to certify Dalmia Cement’s avant-garde blended cement product portfolio.

During 2021, the company has invested in numerous sustainable upgrades at one of its integrated cement manufacturing units – the Maihar Cement Works, located in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Over the last three years, UltraTech Cement has received a total of 30 such five-star rating awards.

Both Ambuja and ACC, in alignment with its parent company, Holcim, have been consistently leveraging innovation and R&D to build a range of green and responsible products to reduce CO2 emissions in India.

The company has been independently assigned AA/Stable/ A1+ ratings to the bank facilities by CRISIL, AA Ratings for its entire long term existing and proposed borrowings, and A1+ for UCWL’s short term borrowing programme.

This commitment to produce carbon neutral concrete by 2050 is a collective commitment of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies to fully contribute to building the sustainable world of tomorrow.

The company has exported 9 thousand t (KT) of LD slag of through Dhamra Port Company Limited to the Bangladesh market from its unit located in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.

The company has recorded solid performance during this period.

Solar Impulse Foundation through its Efficient Solution Label, recognises ‘ACC Gold Water Shield Cement’ as one of the world-leading efficient solutions that protects the environment in a profitable way.

The MoU is part of UltraTech’s endeavour to decarbonise its operations and aims to significantly scale-up the use of biomass in place of fossil fuel like coal in UltraTech’s manufacturing operations.

The company has signed the 'Business Ambition for 1.5°C' pledge joining the Race to Zero campaign of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

New greenfield contract from Indian Cement producer Shree Cement sees FLSmidth deliver a series of sustainable equipment, including the world’s largest Cross-Bar® Cooler, the FLSmidth OKTM Cement mill and JETFLEX® Burner.