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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Cement production is one of the most intensive carbon-producing industries, with the Portland Cement Association (Skokie, Illinois) stating that manufacturing a pound of cement produces about 0.9 pound of carbon dioxide (CO2). To this end, both large and small cement producers in North America are taking steps to lower their emissions.
Cement producer Lafarge (Paris, France) is among these companies opting for a greener footprint. Last month, Lafarge announced that its plant in Richmond, British Columbia, which supplies cement to Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, will now exclusively produce OneCem, the company's lower-carbon cement. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Plant Database can click here for the plant profile.
According to Lafarge, the plant's OneCem CO2 emissions are 20% below the Canadian national average for general-use cement and 13% less than the national average for other Portland-limestone cement. Portland-limestone cement is blended with a higher concentration of limestone, producing about 10% less carbon than other cement on average.
But Lafarge isn't alone in trying to lower emissions. For example, when Lehigh Hanson Incorporated (Allentown, Pennsylvania) began an expansion and modernization of its cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, it did so with an aim to reduce emissions. The project, which kicked off in late 2020, entails replacing outdated kiln lines with a new dry rotary kiln to increase production from 780,000 tons per year to 2.8 million tons per year through the use of state-of-the-art technology and the latest environmental control systems to reduce energy usage and emissions. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can click here for the detailed report.
Other companies are taking a different approach to curb CO2 emissions. Alamo Cement Company Limited (San Antonio, Texas) is putting the finishing touches on a 10-megawatt photovoltaic power plant at its 1.1 million-ton-per-year plant in San Antonio. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Other technologies aim to reduce emissions other than carbon. Activated carbon injection (ACI) systems are recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a "best available technology" for mercury mitigation. According to Carbonxt (Gainesville, Florida), the process works through adsorption, with the porous surface of activated carbon enabling the rapid adsorption of pollutants. In the U.S., Ash Grove Cement (Overland Park, Kansas) is adding an ACI system to the pyroprocessing kiln system at its 1.9 million-ton-per-year Portland cement plant in Branford, Florida, to help reduce emissions. The project kicked off late last year and is expected to be completed toward the end of this summer. Motus Group USA (Boston, Massachusetts) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Other cement producers are looking at the addition of carbon-capture systems. Eagle Materials Incorporated (Dallas, Texas), for example, is planning a carbon-capture system at its 1.1 million-ton-per-year plant in Sugar Creek, Missouri, on the eastern outskirts of Kansas City. The project, which could be completed in late 2024, aims to capture 30 tons per day of greenhouse gas emissions. Subscribers can click here for the project report. Industrial Info is tracking more than $800 million worth of carbon-capture projects at U.S. cement plants, all of which are in the planning stage. Subscribers can click here for these reports.
Companies such as LafargeHolcim US (Chicago, Illinois) and National Cement Company Incorporated (Encino, California) are looking at using alternative fuel sources as a means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
National Cement is looking to install an alternative fuel-handling system that would use substances such as sawdust, shredded tires and wood waste to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions at its plant in Lebec, California (click here for project report). A tire-derived fuel system addition at LafargeHolcim's Alpena, Michigan, plant is in the late planning stage; this project could kick off later this year (click here for report.)
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Cement producer Lafarge (Paris, France) is among these companies opting for a greener footprint. Last month, Lafarge announced that its plant in Richmond, British Columbia, which supplies cement to Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest, will now exclusively produce OneCem, the company's lower-carbon cement. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Metals & Minerals Plant Database can click here for the plant profile.
According to Lafarge, the plant's OneCem CO2 emissions are 20% below the Canadian national average for general-use cement and 13% less than the national average for other Portland-limestone cement. Portland-limestone cement is blended with a higher concentration of limestone, producing about 10% less carbon than other cement on average.
But Lafarge isn't alone in trying to lower emissions. For example, when Lehigh Hanson Incorporated (Allentown, Pennsylvania) began an expansion and modernization of its cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, it did so with an aim to reduce emissions. The project, which kicked off in late 2020, entails replacing outdated kiln lines with a new dry rotary kiln to increase production from 780,000 tons per year to 2.8 million tons per year through the use of state-of-the-art technology and the latest environmental control systems to reduce energy usage and emissions. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals Project Database can click here for the detailed report.
Other companies are taking a different approach to curb CO2 emissions. Alamo Cement Company Limited (San Antonio, Texas) is putting the finishing touches on a 10-megawatt photovoltaic power plant at its 1.1 million-ton-per-year plant in San Antonio. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Other technologies aim to reduce emissions other than carbon. Activated carbon injection (ACI) systems are recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a "best available technology" for mercury mitigation. According to Carbonxt (Gainesville, Florida), the process works through adsorption, with the porous surface of activated carbon enabling the rapid adsorption of pollutants. In the U.S., Ash Grove Cement (Overland Park, Kansas) is adding an ACI system to the pyroprocessing kiln system at its 1.9 million-ton-per-year Portland cement plant in Branford, Florida, to help reduce emissions. The project kicked off late last year and is expected to be completed toward the end of this summer. Motus Group USA (Boston, Massachusetts) is providing engineering, procurement and construction services. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Other cement producers are looking at the addition of carbon-capture systems. Eagle Materials Incorporated (Dallas, Texas), for example, is planning a carbon-capture system at its 1.1 million-ton-per-year plant in Sugar Creek, Missouri, on the eastern outskirts of Kansas City. The project, which could be completed in late 2024, aims to capture 30 tons per day of greenhouse gas emissions. Subscribers can click here for the project report. Industrial Info is tracking more than $800 million worth of carbon-capture projects at U.S. cement plants, all of which are in the planning stage. Subscribers can click here for these reports.
Companies such as LafargeHolcim US (Chicago, Illinois) and National Cement Company Incorporated (Encino, California) are looking at using alternative fuel sources as a means to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
National Cement is looking to install an alternative fuel-handling system that would use substances such as sawdust, shredded tires and wood waste to reduce fuel costs and carbon emissions at its plant in Lebec, California (click here for project report). A tire-derived fuel system addition at LafargeHolcim's Alpena, Michigan, plant is in the late planning stage; this project could kick off later this year (click here for report.)
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the world's leading provider of market intelligence across the upstream, midstream and downstream energy markets and all other major industrial markets. IIR's Global Market Intelligence Platform (GMI) supports our end-users across their core businesses, and helps them connect trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated project opportunities. Follow IIR on: LinkedIn.
