Oxygen fuels cement producers’ carbon capture venture

Sources: HeidelbergCement AG, Germany; CP staff

The parent companies of Lehigh Hanson Inc., Buzzi Unicem and National Cement Co. have joined a fourth European peer on Cement Innovation for Climate or CI4C, a research corporation investigating the potential of oxygen fuel technology to maximize carbon dioxide capture in portland cement production. 

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Investor closes deal for MBE/DBE rebar fabricator Circle City

Sources: Metropolitan Capital, Chicago

Real estate development-seasoned KWILL Capital Partners has acquired Circle City Rebar of Indianapolis, an advanced fabricator that has supplied such major concrete projects as the Lucas Oil Stadium (local); O’Hare International Consolidated Rental Car/Parking Facility, Chicago; and, the East End Bridge, linking Indiana and Kentucky over the Ohio River.

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