US: Utilities provider Georgia Power will extract and transport 2Mt of coal ash currently stored at its former Arkwright coal-fired power plant in Macon, Georgia. The ash is destined for Georgia Power’s nearby Branch power plant in Milledgeville. From there, the company plans to supply it for use in cement and concrete production. Tex Energy Report News has reported that shipments will commence in 2027 and continue until 2033. Georgia Power expects sales revenues to offset costs.
Türkiye: Limak Cement has produced and certified Türkiye’s first limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) at its Trakya plant, according to a social media post by the producer. It said that the cement offers ‘high performance with a lower CO₂ footprint’ than other cements in its existing product portfolio. The company completed certification of the product as CEM II/A-M (Q-LL) 52.5 N calcined clay cement under the EN 197-1 standard.
India: Cement producer Adani Cement has entered a strategic partnership with 15,000-member residential construction body the National Real Estate Development Council. The partners will coordinate efforts to advance sustainable construction practices and the adoption of new technologies, as well as upskilling and knowledge exchange. FCC News has reported that joint initiatives will include builder certification programmes.
Germany: Scheuch has secured a contract to install an OxiCat catalytic flue gas cleaning system at Holcim Süddeutschland’s Dotternhausen cement plant in Baden-Württemberg. The air pollution control equipment supplier will commission the system by 2027. When operational, the system will catalytically convert the plant’s NOx, CO and volatile organic compound emissions, using recovered waste heat from its kiln, with only small volumes of gas consumed as fuel for heat-up and as a backup.
