Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff The parent company of Cemex USA reports enterprise-wide deployment of 1,000-plus concrete mixer trucks running on lower carbon alternatives to conventional diesel fuel, including petro-free renewable diesel, compressed natural gas and battery electric power. Heavy-duty truck investments over the last two years have resulted in a carbon dioxide emissions reduction of…
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Advanced Tech Crete seeks patent for Binder Reducing Formula
Sources: Advanced Tech Crete LLC, Houston; CP staff Advanced Tech Crete has completed United States Patent Office filings for Binder Reducing Formula (BRF), a liquid agent whose dispersing qualities and nano-particles have the potential to reduce portland cement volumes in concrete mix designs, while streamlining admixture and binder requirements. Dubbed “The New Science of Concrete,” BRF is added to a…
Read MoreCemex CEO González stresses regulator outreach for GCCA leadership term
Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex Chief Executive Officer Fernando González has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), London. “It is a great honor,” he notes, “particularly as we enter this ‘decade to deliver,’ a period during which we must accelerate our decarbonization efforts. My number…
Read MoreDOE confirms cement industry’s near-term CO2 emissions reduction
U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk led off a Climate Week New York City session last month noting how proven processing approaches will enable cement producers to book a 30 percent greenhouse gas emissions reduction by the early 2030s and perhaps an additional 10 percent cut by 2050. The metrics set an upbeat tone for the Portland Cement…
Read MoreInsulation Manufacturers’ recycled material volume reaches 3.4 billion lbs.
Sources: North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff North American Insulation Manufacturers Association members in the U.S. and Canada logged 2.66 billion pounds of recycled glass and nearly 700 million pounds of recycled slag in their 2022 output of fiber glass and rock or wool thermal and acoustical products for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Since the industry’s…
Read MoreSteel Climate Standard contours Cement, Concrete Net Zero Roadmap
Sources: Global Steel Climate Council, Washington, D.C.; Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C.; CP staff A new Global Steel Climate Council standard offers a fair, effective, unbiased tool to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with long products used for concrete reinforcement or tensioning, plus structural steel members or shapes. Along with a protocol behind embodied carbon calculations, the 48-page Steel Climate…
Read MoreInvestors turbocharge CarbonCure concrete, CO2 management pursuits
Sources: CarbonCure Technologies, Halifax, Nova Scotia; CP staff A major investment by Blue Earth Capital of Switzerland, concurrent with a broader collaborative funding round north of $80 million, positions CarbonCure Technologies to accelerate a plant process and information technology roadmap driving carbon dioxide utilization and sequestration in concrete. The capital infusion was announced days after CarbonCure surpassed 750 CO2 metering and…
Read MoreStudy: Policy actions key to carbon-neutral pavements by 2050
A new study by MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) researchers shows that the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of all construction materials used in the U.S. pavement network are 11.9-13.3 megatons, equivalent to the output of a gasoline-fueled passenger vehicle logging 30 billion miles. As roads are built, repaved, and expanded, new approaches and thoughtful material choices are necessary to…
Read MoreDOE further funds Cemex testing of solar-powered cement clinker process
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project of its New Mexico affiliate, Sandia National Laboratories, Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., and Swiss concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology developer Synhelion. Investigators aim to replace the use of fossil fuels with CST energy to provide the 1,500°C heat required to calcine cement kiln raw feed—limestone,…
Read MoreCRH seeds venture capital unit, taps Cemex veteran to lead the charge
The parent of the CRH Americas and Oldcastle businesses has organized a venture capital unit to support development of new technologies or innovations addressing customers’ increasingly complex needs and evolving construction trends. With access to $250 million, CRH Ventures will focus on companies that are: Developing the next generation of advanced sustainable building products and accelerating the industry’s path to…
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