China: A team at Southeast University has developed an alternative concrete that contains 8% cement. It uses coral reef limestone fragments and biodebris with an upper particle size of 53mm as fine aggregate. The researchers concluded that the material proved suitable for use in precast concrete paving slab production.
USGS publishes Cement in September 2022 report
US: Cement companies produced 58.5Mt of clinker during the first nine months of 2022, in line with nine-month 2021 volumes, according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). The USGS’s Cement in September 2022 report recorded export volumes of 314,000t of cement in the nine-month period up to September 2022, down by 4.2% year-on-year. Meanwhile, delivery figures showed a growth in domestic cement shipments of 4.1% year-on-year to 83.2Mt.
Science-Based Targets Initiative validates Cemex’s 2050 Net Zero Roadmap
Mexico: Cemex says that it has received validation from the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for its 2050 Net Zero Roadmap. The roadmap sets out strategies, including carbon capture, for ‘aggressive CO2 reductions’ across Cemex’s entire value chain, in order to achieve carbon neutral cement production by 2050. The group’s current carbon capture projects portfolio has the potential to reduce its CO2 emissions by 3Mt/yr.
Cemex CEO Fernando González said “The construction industry is essential to the development and wellbeing of society, and its transition to carbon neutrality is achievable. The SBTi’s validation of our decarbonisation target attests to this, as well as the strength of our commitment.”
Holcim Romania named Leader of the Sustainable Transition in the Construction Industry 2022
Romania: Finance magazine Capital has named Holcim Romania as its Leader of the Sustainable Transition in the Construction Industry 2022 in recognition of the company’s CO2 reduction initiatives.
Holcim Romania’s sustainability director Edmund Piess said “We are happy to receive recognition for our effort to build responsibly and sustainably. The Holcim Group has committed to the net-zero emissions target; to achieve this ambitious target, we place sustainability at the heart of our strategy.” Piess concluded “We are aware of the impact of industry and the increase in consumption on climate change, which is why we have launched our ECOncept business model to build sustainably and responsibly.”
Holcim Romania’s ECOncept model comprises ECO Solutions, including 40% reduced-CO2 ECOPlanet cement, ECO Services and ECO Score impact evaluations.
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