Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

: Written by Marco Duarte Lindemann Lino, Albrecht Schall & Volker Hoenig, VDZ; 21 November 2022

Hydrogen supply lines at the Hanson Ribblesdale plant. Source: Hanson.

VDZ reports on a trial using hydrogen to reach 100% net-zero CO₂ fuel emissions in the main burner.

: Written by Joe Harder, OneStone Consulting; 21 November 2022

Basic oxygen furnace at POSCO, South Korea. Source: Worldsteel.

Joe Harder challenges some misconceptions about the future of granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) trends, highlighting some of the findings of his company’s recently released market report GBFS Focus 2030.

: Written by Peter Edwards, Global Cement Magazine; 27 October 2022

Hand aranging wood block stacking as step stair - By T.Dallas, Shutterstock

The World Cement Association (WCA), stategy and industrial consultant A3&Co® and Arabian Cement discuss the sustainability picture in the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on the Egyptian market

: Written by Collin Hamilton, Verano Energy; 27 October 2022

Ammonia Molecules Background - Forance, Shutterstock

Hydrogen, viewed as a key element in the decarbonisation of the global cement sector, is costly and difficult to transport. Verano Energy looks at how ammonia can help.

: Written by Robert McCaffrey, Global Cement Magazine; 03 October 2022

Figure 1: A sunset view of Seven Rings Cement Plant, Bangladesh, one of the countries most at peril from rising sea levels due to global warming. Source: Gautam Chatterjee, Seven Circle Bangladesh.

Cement and concrete have built the modern world, but there are signs that the ‘golden age’ of Ordinary Portland Cement is either coming to an end - or is already past. The ‘cement’ industry is now evolving into a different beast entirely, either while seeking the headlines, or avoiding them.