Each year, manufacturers produce around 5 billion tons of portland cement — the gray powder that mixes with water to form the “glue” that holds concrete together. That’s nearly three-quarters of a ton ...

A new technique can produce cement using waste from demolished buildings, which researchers say could save billions of tonnes of carbon by 2050. “We have definitely proved that cement can be recycled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new method using steel waste in cement production could cut CO₂ emissions by 80% while producing valuable syngas. (CREDIT: ...

US-based company Vulcan Materials is a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials, including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete. A couple of years ago, the company installed an Insitec ...

Cement is the main global construction material used for a plethora of different applications. It is important to optimize the production process to minimize the carbon footprint and maintain strict ...

A new cement-making process could shift production from being a carbon source to a carbon sink, creating a carbon-negative version of the building material, researchers report March 18 in Advanced ...

Stanford geophysicist Tiziana Vanorio has developed Phlego, a volcanic rock-based cement formula that could ...

One technology that is currently directly available is coprocessing in cement manufacturing. This offers a unique waste management solution, where the material is simultaneously used as both a highly ...

Cement manufacturing and steel production account for roughly 16% of global greenhouse gas emissions, while aviation accounts for about 2% of worldwide C02 emissions, according to estimates by several ...

Researchers have developed a volcanic rock formula that cuts carbon emissions by 67%, potentially offering an affordable ...