Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

In discussion: Ed Sullivan, PCA Chief Economist

Cement and concrete demand was surprisingly resilient in the US during 2020. Source: Shutterstock.

Global Cement caught up with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) Chief Economist Ed Sullivan following a turbulent year in the US cement sector.

Lafarge Zement Mannersdorf: Pushing the limits

View of the Mannersdorf cement plant across neighbouring fields.

We catch up with the exciting developments from LafargeHolcim’s Mannersdorf plant in Lower Austria, which include plans for full-scale CO₂ capture and utilisation.

In discussion: Cement in China, Ian Riley, WCA

Skyline of Shanghai, the most populous city in China. Source: Shutterstock.

Global Cement takes a look at China with Ian Riley, CEO of the World Cement Association and a long-standing participant in the Chinese cement industry.

Towards net-zero: Low CO2 cement production

Finished Cement, by Fazlul Karim Chowdhury, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh, an entrant to the Global Cement Photography Competition.

With commitments to net-zero CO₂ cement production being made by producers across the board, Global Cement looks at the current status of low-CO₂ cement blends, novel production technology and CO₂ capture and storage.

In discussion: Decarb Connect and WCA

The global cement sector can learn a lot from other hard-to-abate industrial sectors, and teach them a thing or two as well. The plant shown is the Alesd plant in Romania. Credit: Cristian Carstoiu, entrant to the Global Cement Photography Competition.

Effective and timely collaboration regarding decarbonation technologies will be key to minimising the effects of climate change, no more so than in hard-to-abate sectors like cement production. It is with this aim that the World Cement Association and Decarb Connect began a new partnership in 2020. Global Cement recently spoke to both parties about the journey so far and what cement producers can learn from other sectors.