Dear readers, it was an excellent event and a great reunion with many old acquaintances, start-ups and new contacts, the 9th International VDZ Congress from November 6-8 in Düsseldorf.
Heidelberg Materials continues to develop and scale circular technologies by investing in EnviCore, an innovative clean-tech startup developing low-carbon solutions based in Canada. Together with...
The Wietersdorfer Group is breaking new ground. Previously active in the construction industry with its five business divisions, it is now taking its first step towards the semiconductor industry: the internationally active family business is acquiring a 60% stake in Sico Technology.
For five days, the 69th NordBau was all about new beginnings and transformation. Shortly before the official opening of the fair, the new CONBAU Nord Congress was launched.
In the current context of climate change and the urgent need to decarbonize the global economy, the construction industry, particularly cement production, faces significant challenges.
German sensor company Sick and the Swiss measurement and automation technology specialist Endress+Hauser have agreed on a strategic partnership. Endress+Hauser will take over worldwide sales and...
Jaime Hill, Country CEO of Mexico, is appointed Region Head North America effective immediately. He succeeds Toufic Tabbara, who has decided to pursue opportunities outside of Holcim.
Holcim receives the prestigious “Environmental Award of the Economy 2024”. The award from the Studien- und Fördergesellschaft der Schleswig-Holsteinischen Wirtschaft honors Holcim’s commitment to advancing climate-neutral cement production.
Cemex hosted a panel on circularity in the built environment as part of Climate Week in New York City, bringing together Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex, and circular economy experts William McDonough, Chief Executive of McDonough Innovation, and Joe Murphy, Executive Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, to discuss how we can accelerate this transition.
Philip Nuyken, Managing Director of Politics at the German Lime Association (Bundesverband der Deutschen Kalkindustrie e.V.), made a differentiated statement on the first reading of the Carbon Dioxide Storage Act on September 27.
Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH is proud to announce its collaboration with Heidelberg Materials on the groundbreaking #Carbon4Minerals project, aimed at converting CO₂ into value-added building products.
The transformation of the steel industry to largely low-CO2 manufacturing processes also has a massive impact on the by-product ferrous slag. The 12th Euroslag conference in Bilbao from October 23 to 25, 2024, focused on the challenges facing science and industry and the solutions already available today.
“We grind everything” is how Christian Pfeiffer presents itself on its homepage. And the company has been committed to this theme for almost 100 years now. Christian Pfeiffer founded his company in...
On July 18th and 19th of this year, Schwab invited guests to the official company handover at the Dannenfels site. All under the motto “Schwab - The Next Generation”.
India aims to be the world’s third largest economy by 2030. Her cement industry is booming as never before. The main question is how long will this situation last. In the following market review a deep insight into India’s cement industry, the major producers and the challenges ahead are given. Investments, capacity expansions and decarbonisation efforts are described.
In this paper, alkali-activated composite cementitious materials were prepared by using calcium carbide slag, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS), and fly ash as raw materials, and a combination of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solutions were used as alkali activators of binders.
(22) 09.06.2022(43) 05.09.2024(57) A system and a method for converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrogen (H2) by using metallic iron or metallic magnesium in anaerobic process are...
(22) 14.08.2023(43) 29.08.2024(57) The present invention particularly relates to the technical field of recovery of carbon dioxide in the cement industry. Disclosed in the present invention is a...
(22) 15.07.2022(43) 26.09.2024(57) A process is disclosed for the combined manufacture of steel and cement clinker. Steel scrap is loaded in an electric arc furnace for forming molten steel. Cement...
(22) 23.05.2022(43) 19.09.2024(57) A process for producing cement clinker (50) including preheating raw material in a preheater, calcining the pre-heated raw material in a calciner, burning the...
(22) 28.02.2024(43) 06.09.2024(57) The invention provides for the use of a brittle silica containing particulate material sand substitute selected from the group including vortex-processed glass fines...
(22) 29.02.2024(43) 12.09.2024(57) The present invention relates to an integrated system for a cement process, the system comprising a solid oxide electrolysis cell, a first waste heat recovery and...
(22) 05.03.2024(43) 19.09.2024(57) The present invention relates to a method for treating mineral material such as old concrete, old hardened cement paste el and the like, wherein the mineral material...
(22) 27.06.2022(43) 05.09.2024(57) An agent for stabilizing lime milk may combine a specific polymer and one or more osidic, polyol, or acid derivatives. Methods may preparing the agent or prepare...
(22) 19.06.2023(43) 29.08.2024(57) Disclosed in the present invention are a system and method for increasing the substitution rate of fossil fuels in the cement industry. The system is connected to a...
(22) 24.03.2023(43) 26.09.2024(57) A method for production of a modified cement powder comprises the steps of: a) acquiring batch cement, and b) forming a modified cement powder with an average...
(22) 11.12.2023(43) 06.09.2024(57) An oxygen-fuel combustion clinker-cooler air supply system. The air supply system comprises a clinker cooler (1), a kiln tail system (11), an oxygen generation...
(22) 29.02.2024(43) 12.09.2024(57) The present disclosure relates to a system and method for treating CO2 produced in cement clinker production. A system for treating CO2 produced in cement clinker...
(22) 11.03.2024(43) 12.09.2024(57) A rotary lime kiln (1) comprising a tubular lime kiln body (2) having a first end (3) comprising a burner (5) and a second el end (4) adapted to receive lime to be...
(22) 04.03.2024(43) 26.09.2024(57) The invention relates to a clinker cooler (100) for cooling freshly sintered cement clinker (101) M a system for producing cement clinker, having a first part (110),...
The European Union’s Climate Change Service Copernicus announces 2024 to be the warmest year in history, even warmer than 2023 which held this dire record so far. The CO2 emissions have still...
The European Mortar Summit is the gathering of the manufacturers of mortars, plaster & renders, adhesives, screeds and ETICS to exchange views on topical subjects and future trends. It will be...
Until recently, however, the majority of gypsum waste ended up in landfill. The amended Landfill Ordinance put a stop to this at the beginning of 2024. Since then, used gypsum must be processed and returned to the material cycle. With EASY ECO, Rigips has launched an initiative that makes sustainable construction even simpler and more transparent with economical and climate-friendly system solutions.
