The production process for cement requires grinding and heating limestone in industrial kilns at temperatures as high as 2,800° F. That creates “clinker,” which is the base element of most types of ...
The 30 billion tons of concrete that the world makes each year have a massive carbon footprint. Cement, the main ingredient, is responsible for around 8% of global emissions—meaning that if it were a ...
CHICAGO, Illinois, September 9, 2008 (ENS) - In the first settlement secured by the federal government in its enforcement of the Clean Air Act to reduce air emissions from Portland cement plants, two ...
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brimstone Energy has secured financing co-led by DCVC and Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) to develop zero-carbon Portland cement. In addition to the $5.1 million ...
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nearly 100 U.S. cement industry leaders and professionals will be on Capitol Hill April 1-2 to meet with members of Congress and their staffs to ...