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Circular economy of cement could be worth €110 billion by 2050: report

Building Mar 10, 2023

A circular economy of concrete and cement could produce €110 billion in net value and avoid or mitigate two billion tons of CO₂ emissions by 2050, according to a new McKinsey & Company report.This will be driven by capture, storage…

Sustainability

GCCA launches a new biodiversity policy

Building Jan 25, 2021

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) launched a new policy document which outlines steps that GCCA members commit to taking to work towards the achievement of Net Positive Impact in cement, concrete and aggregates operations.…

Construction

And in this corner…

Rhys Phillips Nov 1, 2019

Economic discourse is rife with the nouns disruption and transformation. One of the more intriguing tussles is between two of our oldest building materials, wood and that old Roman staple, concrete. The specific circumstance is the recent…

Sustainability

LafargeHolcim Brings Carbon Capture Project to Canada

Building Aug 7, 2019

LafargeHolcim is improving the carbon-efficiency of its cement with the launch of the CO₂MENT partnership project with Inventys and Total.According to LafargeHolcim, the project’s objective is to build the world’s first full-cycle…