UK cement news

Hanson’s Ketton cement works in Rutland is part of a new BEIS-funded carbon capture project, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, which aims to provide a low-cost solution to decarbonisation.

Three Cambridge engineers, Dr Cyrille Dunant, Dr Pippa Horton and Professor Julian Allwood, have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first emissions-free route to recycle Portland cement.

Further to Nigel Jackson’s decision to step down as Chief Executive after thirteen years at the helm, MPA has appointed Jon Prichard as his successor from 1 October 2022.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the first six start-ups that will be backed by its member companies as part of the first ever Innovandi ‘Open Challenge’ in the race to ‘net zero’ by 2050.

The Minister heard first-hand about the company’s plans to upgrade its existing facility to become the UK’s first net zero cement works.

Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association, has announced that the GCCA welcomes the IPCC’s latest report and the urgency it attributes to the climate crisis.

UK producers of construction and industrial mineral products have called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to level the playing field with EU competitors, reduce energy costs and increase certainty to boost investment ahead of his Spring forecast statement (23 March 2022).

The World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that it is welcoming Dutch Cleantech company Aeroborn to its international community as an Associate Corporate Member.

The report features key industry achievements over the period, including the MPA-led world-first trials that proved cement can be made with net zero fuel by using hydrogen and biobased fuels.

The Mineral Products Association has appointed three new professionals to strengthen its core team following the merger with British Precast.