UK cement news
Consolidating Carbon Capture
Jeffrey Tyska, Honeywell, highlights how advanced carbon capture technologies can help cement producers significantly reduce CO2 emissions and achieve their decarbonisation goals.
Drax agrees 20-year deal with power minerals for state-of-the-art green cement factory
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.
The AI Advantage
Molly Pace, Imubit, explains how closed loop AI optimisation is reshaping cement manufacturing by boosting efficiency, reducing emissions, and enabling real-time process control.
Ashes To Innovation In Concrete
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.
Crucial Clay Activation Conditions
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.
Cemex expands its Urbanisation Solutions business in the UK
Cemex is advancing its growth strategy by expanding its Urbanisation Solutions business in the UK with a new lower-carbon mortar plant near London.
Scaling Up Low Carbon Cement
David Hughes, Material Evolution, explores the benefits of ultra-low carbon cement in transforming the built environment.
MUCC initiates commercial-scale ammonia combustion demonstration test in the cement manufacturing process
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation commenced a commercial-scale demonstration test with a cement kiln and a calciner at Ube Cement Plant using ammonia, a carbon-free energy, as a heat energy source.
Aggregate Industries rebrands to Holcim UK
Aggregate Industries has rebranded to Holcim UK as part of a strategic shift to provide the construction industry with seamless access to the latest sustainable building solutions.
Tarmac launches eMixer Discovery Programme to accelerate construction sector’s shift to zero emissions
Tarmac launch its eMixer Discovery Programme, introducing five electric vehicles to its fleet, in a significant step towards a more sustainable construction industry.