December 2020

December 2020

The December 2020 issue of Global Cement Magazine continues the year's trend towards sustainability, with contributions on carbon capture from LafargeHolcim and solar-power cement production from Cemex. We run-down the biggest trends of the year in our annual news review and list the Top 100 cement producers. There are plant reports from Pakistan and Chile, plus technical contributions on automation, refractories and wear protection, as well as all of the latest global cement news.

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Issue introduction

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2020 in cement
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Coronavirus dominated the cement industry news in 2020, but sustainability was always going to be a major theme too, as the sector showed serious intent in tackling the climate crisis. Plus divestment trends have continued for some of the larger cement producers with implications for many markets.

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Global cement producer round-up
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Global Cement presents a numerical analysis of our sector ahead of the print release of the Global Cement Directory 2021.

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LafargeHolcim and Svante: Preparing for the future carbon economy"
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LafargeHolcim in the US (LafargeHolcim) and CO2 capture technology firm Svante are developing a full-scale CO2 capture and storage solution at the Holcim Portland plant in Florence, Colorado, US. Global Cement found out more about the project from LafargeHolcim’s Derick Dreyer and Svante’s Claude Letourneau, plus how the parties are preparing for the future carbon economy...

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Towards full solar-powered cement production
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Mexico’s Cemex and Switzerland-based concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology firm Synhelion recently announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, through which the pair aim to develop the use of solar power as an alternative heat source to fuel in clinker production. Global Cement spoke to both companies to find out more...

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