The building materials industry faces the challenge of significantly improving not only its efficiency, but also the sustainability of its processes. Life cycle assessment and CO2 emissions play a central role here, as customers are increasingly demanding transparent and comprehensible information on this topic.
Vecoplan presented its latest solutions for material handling at the IFAT trade fair. The engineering company has expanded its product line and now offers its customers end-to-end solutions.
In the cement production process, CO2 is not just a footnote, but is now a challenge
that the industry is facing. The main source of CO2 emissions is the calcination
of limestone, a key step in the production of cement clinker.
The topic of sustainability is not only a key issue in the cement, lime and gypsum industries, but is also of immense importance to publishers - including Bauverlag. At the company’s internal B.connect event on 22.08.2024, Bauverlag Managing Partner Michael Voss gave a keynote speech on the “great challenge of our time”.
This article explores the current state of decarbonization in the global cement sector, including innovative strategies, challenges, and the differing approaches between the Global North and Global South.
The German lime industry is facing particular challenges on its transformation path. It is now setting a decisive milestone on the path to carbon-neutral production with the publication of the new roadmap for CO₂ avoidance.
In the production of porcelain objects, gypsum moulds are disposed of after their wastage. A process for recycling these moulds and returning them to the porcelain production is being developed and tested under practical conditions.
Not far from the North Sea and the city of Neumünster in the north of Germany, one of the most modern cement plants in Germany is located directly on the A23 in Schleswig Holstein. And the goal is clear: Lägerdorf wants to become the world’s first climate-neutral cement plant in 2028.
Once a year, ZKG CEMENT LIME GYPSUM is published with a green logo. Once a year, ZKG CEMENT LIME GYPSUM is dedicated to the topic of sustainability, future-proof cement production and ways to fulfil the various roadmaps of the cement and lime industry.
