Sources: Doka USA, Kenilworth, N.J.; CP staff Through a sustainability strategy dubbed “Net Zero 2040,” key concrete formwork and scaffolding provider Doka has aligned its carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals with the Science Based Targets initiative terms. London-based SBTi provides producers, suppliers or manufacturers with auditing services and guidance aimed at limiting CO2 emissions volumes sufficient to cap the rise of…
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39 state DOTs land Low Carbon Transportation Materials grants
Sources: Federal Highway Administration; CP staff The Inflation Reduction Act-funded Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program will provide $1.2 billion with reimbursement and incentive funding to purchase American-made low carbon construction materials and products, primarily concrete, asphalt, glass and steel. The program is part of the White House Buy Clean Initiative, which leverages federal government buying power to spur…
Read MoreBattery electric concrete tool power draws TIME recognition
Sources: Stanley Black & Decker, Towson, Md. A six-piece battery electric assembly powering a poke vibrator and five other portable concrete tools ranks among the 200 TIME Best Inventions of 2024. The DeWalt Powershift is billed as delivering “a seamless transition from gas-powered to battery-operated projects, setting a new industry standard and represent[ing] the future of sustainable solutions the concrete industry…
Read MoreLiebherr moves first with hydrogen-fueled large wheel loader
The Liebherr GmbH plant in Bischofshofen, Germany provided a backdrop for the earthmoving and concrete equipment manufacturer to unveil the world’s first large wheel loader running a hydrogen engine. With government agency and industry representatives on hand, the early-summer event included a series of talks on alternative drives ahead of the Prototype L 566 H demonstration. In tandem with the…
Read MoreHolcim stake further validates Sublime Systems IP, business plan
Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CP staff The parent company of Holcim US and Lafarge Canada has invested in Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass. low-carbon cement technology startup, to expand its range of materials and solutions reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with construction. Holcim Ltd. capital will advance a charter Holyoke, Mass. production facility that Sublime Systems has scheduled for 2026…
Read More$14.5M DOE grant steers SCM-driven Queens Carbon toward cement partner
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. Applying hydrothermal technology, the Pine Brook, N.J. startup company crystallizes carbonate mineral feedstocks into Q-SCM binder, which exhibits potential…
Read MoreCement producers own global CO2 emissions reduction survey
The inaugural Heavy Industries Benchmark from World Benchmarking Alliance, Amsterdam, ranks 34 cement, 45 steel and 12 aluminum producers on carbon dioxide emissions reduction metrics. Four of the top five are cement producers Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., CRH Plc, Holcim Ltd. and Heidelberg Materials, all with major North American market positions. Three other multinationals—Votorantim Cimentos, Asia Cement and Siam Cement—along…
Read MoreSCM-driven Queens Carbon lands $14.5M DOE grant, seeks cement partner
Sources: Queens Carbon, Pine Brook, N.J.; CP staff The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. The startup company applies hydrothermal technology to produce Q-SCM binder, milled…
Read MoreCalPortland licenses processes, acquires equipment from Solidia Technologies
Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio, Texas; CP staff Solidia Technologies has entered a patent licensing and asset sale agreement providing CalPortland Co. new material or process options in its pursuit of lower carbon dioxide emissions attending cement and concrete deliveries in Western U.S. markets. Solidia Technologies’ namesake cement gains strength through CO2 exposure versus the portland cement hydration mechanism. In addition…
Read MoreCemex, CRH, Holcim, Heidelberg lead Alliance’s CO2 emissions reduction gauge
Sources: World Benchmarking Alliance, Amsterdam; CP staff Cement producer prevalence in the World Benchmarking Alliance/Heavy Industries Benchmark upper ranks underscores global or multinational operators’ rapid progress in carbon dioxide emissions reduction. Four of the top five—indeed, seven of the top 10—Heavy Industries names need little introduction in cement and concrete circles: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., CRH Plc, Holcim Ltd. rank…
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