UK cement news

Holcim North America was recognised in the 2024 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards by the Slag Cement Association (SCA).

eFREIGHT 2030, part of the UK Government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator Programme (ZEHID), has announced Tarmac and TVS Interfleet (TVS) as the latest members of its consortium.

Concrete in Life Photo of the Year from Venice Beach wins US$10,000 top prize.

Skanska and Cemvision have entered into a collaboration to accelerate the transition of the construction sector toward more sustainable building practices.

The project will reduce CO2 process emissions from cement clinker manufacturing by up to 100 000 t.

Jeffrey Tyska, Honeywell, highlights how advanced carbon capture technologies can help cement producers significantly reduce CO2 emissions and achieve their decarbonisation goals.

Drax has announced a 20-year joint venture agreement with Power Minerals Limited (PML) to allow for the development of a state-of-the-art factory to process millions of tonnes of legacy ash into SCMs.

Molly Pace, Imubit, explains how closed loop AI optimisation is reshaping cement manufacturing by boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and enabling real-time process control.

Grant Quasha, Eco Materials Technologies, reveals how the innovative use of coal ash and other supplementary cementitious materials is helping the concrete industry reduce its carbon footprint and improve performance.

Mylène Krebs, Jean-Michel Charmet, and Damien Chudeau, Fives FCB, discuss the key factors influencing the calcination process and present insights from a calcination test centre in Northern France.