Articles on the cement industry from Global Cement

Concrete recycling meets CO2 capture

Bird’s-eye view of Heidelberg Material’s concrete recycling process.

Jan Skocek discusses a Heidelberg Materials’ project that combines concrete recycling with CO₂ capture...

Rondo Heat Batteries

Wind Turbines In Grassy Field With Sunlight. Source: Shutterstock.

The world is now at a point where solar and wind power are considerably cheaper than the fossil fuels used in many cement plants. However, renewables are intermittent and difficult to harness for industrial use. Here's how Rondo Heat Batteries can bridge the gap between intermittent renewable power generation and continuous industrial heat.

H2 in cement: Lessons learned

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.

GBFS Focus 2030: Looking beyond Europe

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.

MENA: Steps to sustainability

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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