Decarbonisation

MPA urges government to support concrete supply chain for offshore wind foundations

New study shows minimal carbon difference between timber and concrete in UK homes

GCCA launches global carbon rating system to help buyers choose low carbon cement and concrete

Cemex UK office becomes first in EMEA region to achieve zero waste to landfill status under Regenera programme

Scott Bros and Teesside University unveil low-carbon concrete plant, replacing 25% of OPC with recycled material

Holcim UK launches roadmap for sustainable construction after public survey reveals need for action

UKGBC launches guide on Materials Passports to promote circularity and reduce waste in the construction sector.

Leading concrete researchers and industry experts meet in Panama to drive progress towards net-zero concrete by 2050

Major UK infrastructure clients pledge to cut carbon, targeting concrete, steel, and fossil fuels in construction

RockFuel's new carbon negative cement process offers a sustainable solution to decarbonise the construction industry

MPA calls for policies that cut UK consumption emissions without harming domestic cement and lime production

Construction industry must act on 7th Carbon Budget to cut emissions and meet net-zero targets, says CLC

Global start-ups invited to help decarbonise cement and concrete through the Innovandi Open Challenge 2025

Materials Processing Institute to open £1 million, state-of-the-art Sustainable Cement and Concrete Centre (SCCC) in Middlesbrough

Heidelberg Materials’ 2050 carbon reduction targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and in line with 1.5°C trajectory

Cemex and SUEZ celebrate a major milestone in sustainable construction at Rugby, transforming waste into 1 million tonnes of alternative fuel.

Ultra-low carbon cement plant launches in Wrexham, cutting emissions by up to 85%

Heidelberg Materials completes mechanical work on its Brevik CCS project, a breakthrough for carbon capture in the cement industry

CarbonCure’s technology helps save 500,000 tonnes of CO₂ globally, marking significant step in reducing concrete’s carbon footprint

Concrete admixture manufacturer Oscrete has achieved the highest award in a global sustainability rating programme.

New low-carbon definitions for cement and concrete aim to streamline green procurement and boost global decarbonisation efforts

Verra approval a major step for sustainable construction and global carbon reduction

Global cement leaders urge governments to help speed up net zero efforts with supportive policies as COP29 takes place in Baku

Carbonaide demonstrates CO₂ removal in concrete, mineralising 90 tonnes of CO₂ by the end of 2024 as part of a new collaborative initiative

Electrification, renewables, and CCUS highlighted as key elements of industry’s decarbonisation strategy

New technology removes carbon from the atmosphere and locks it into recycled concrete creating negative emissions

Low-carbon and circular building materials designed to meet sustainability standards

Luis Bassett appointed decarbonisation and sustainability manager in newly created role

Latest CarboClearTech project aims to reduce carbon emissions in line with the European Green Deal

Investment aims to speed up construction of large-scale, low-carbon buildings such as data centres

New partnership to focus on reducing carbon emissions in the cement industry with two-and-a-half-year research project

MPA welcomes UK government’s pledge to fund the launch of the UK's first sites for CCUS

Move part of its Future in Action strategy focusing on reducing CO2 emissions and increasing use of alternative fuels

£3.2 million funding awarded as part of the Contracts for Innovation: Decarbonising Concrete competition

Feasibility study aims to develop country’s first carbon-captured net-zero cement and concrete production facility

New guidance to help construction industry make sustainable choices and cut carbon emissions

Quarry Manufacturing & Supplies announce new sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental impact

New research shows UK reclaimed clay and bricks cut carbon emissions in cement and concrete production

Sustainable Futures Report 2024 shows number of Net Zero projects being commissioned increasing with six in 10 industry professionals having worked on a Net Zero project in the past year

Company advances CO2 reduction in aggregates and concrete transportation in France

New ultra-low carbon cement production facility in Teesside set to advance construction sector's efforts to achieve net zero emissions

Next-generation lower-carbon concrete product uses calcined clay as an alternative supplementary cementitious material

New carbon-negative aggregate trial on M11 could help National Highways achieve net zero

The Paris 2024 Olympics emphasises renovation and sustainability over extensive new construction

Cemex launch renewable UK energy project aiming to save 200 tonnes of CO2

Cemex-led “supply chain” partnership to share funding for research project into using graphene in concrete

US160 million grants to help reduce climate pollution from manufacturing construction materials

New report from the UK’s CCC welcomed by MPA, echoing calls for decarbonisation to be accelerated

UNIDO and GCCA form new partnership to decarbonise the cement and concrete industry, particularly the Global South

Company converts cement plant to a slag grinding facility in Indiana, USA

Trial will assess the performance and potential benefits of BEV ready-mix vehicles

Lengfurt cement plant in Germany will be home to the world's first large-scale carbon capture and liquefaction plant as part of a joint venture between Heidelberg Materials and Linde.

GCCA conference calls for urgent policy support to achieve Net Zero in cement and concrete industry

More household names commit to Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero campaign

Vehicle supports Future in Action programme, a key driver for Cemex to become a carbon net zero business by 2050

‘For the first time in history, cement production has the potential to become a net-zero industry’

State-of-the-art plant engineered to produce 2 million tonnes of net-zero cement per annum by 2029

Partnership calls for commercially mature carbon capture and storage projects to be provided with a clear alternative route to market, to unlock private investment to ensure the UK can hit its net-zero targets

Sustainable technology firm, in conjunction with Inverurie Pre-Cast, manufactured concrete blocks for defence at the South Breakwater of the North Harbour

Infrastructure leaders pledge to cut CO2 emissions by decarbonising diesel, steel, and concrete, aligning with Net Zero goals

Annual GCCRN gathering aims to drive research into making concrete, the world’s most used human-made material, net zero

Turner Construction and Boston Sand & Gravel first to place concrete with Sublime Systems' zero-carbon cement in a mud mat

Nearly 100 tech start-ups apply for a pioneering international programme to decarbonise the world’s most used man-made materials

New range of concrete facing bricks uses carbon sequestration technology to lock in waste CO2

Company prepares to start production of low-carbon concrete using waste filter cake

Laing O'Rourke to publish maximum tolerance for carbon emissions embodied in the concrete products it buys in Australia

Restructuring follows a stronger alignment towards low-carbon products and a significant decline in cement sales in France

UK-manufactured precast concrete cable troughing from Ibstock is now available with a third-party verified Environmental Product Declaration

Tool that helps monitor decarbonisation in the cement industry expands to include the production of calcined clays – a key cement decarbonisation solution.

Minister learns more about plans to create the UK’s first net-zero cement works in north Wales

Heidelberg Materials has been selected for funding of up to US$500 million to advance industrial-scale CCUS at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, USA

Front-End Engineering and Design studies to drive cost-effective carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies

Can you help Loughbrough University student Tim Williams find out how green the UK construction industry is?

Russell Roof Tiles (RRT) is installing a SKAKO Concrete ‘High Silo’ batching plant, as part of the firm’s net zero ambitions. Last year, RRT announced a milestone £18.5m investment programme and the SKAKO batching plant, complete with AM2250 planetary mixer will significantly increase concrete roof tile production

This week (20-21 March) sees the 12th UK Concrete Show open its doors at NEC Birmingham, showcasing the very best that the concrete industry has to offer.

Cement works take part in study into use of ammonia as source of hydrogen to fuel cement kilns 

Planned AirvaultGOCO2 project forms part of GOCO2 initiative to decarbonise the West of France

The World Cement Association has announced the outcomes of its 7th General Assembly, held on 27 February at the National Liberal Club in London.

New guidance launched to build greater accuracy and clarity of Scope 3 emissions reporting

Salt X electric arc calciner reinvents industrial calcination with renewable electricity and carbon capture

Research project will now take place at Heidelberg Materials’ Ennigerloh cement plant

Newly developed micronization process significantly reduces clinker factor per tonne of cement

Mineral Products Association announces major breakthrough as part of the mission to produce low carbon concrete

Existing waste heat recovery collaboration extended to a broad decarbonisation partnership

World Cement Association joins Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism stakeholder communication campaign

Rapid cement industry decarbonisation takes major step forward with European Technical Assessment

Milestone reached as company signs FEED contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Worley

New lower-carbon concrete brand first in UK to align with Green Construction Board rating system

The company’s new global brand for low-carbon and circular products

Cemex joins CCS+ Initiative to scale climate technologies by developing carbon accounting infrastructure

Lord Callanan visited Rugby cement works to gain an insight into the actions needed to decarbonise the UK’s ‘dispersed’ cement plants

Roshn and Partanna Arabia sign agreement for carbon-negative concrete production facility in Saudi Arabia

Wei Rushan calls for “low-carbon development of the cement industry though enhanced connectivity and communication”.

Company increases stake in HiiROC, a transformational low-cost, zero-emission hydrogen startup

UK’s Nuada partners with four cement companies in effort to decarbonise cement industry.

Viaduct is second to have every major element manufactured off-site, saving carbon and simplifying construction

EU Innovation Fund backs Heidelberg Materials' GeZero project with €191 million

WCA endorses government efforts globally to advance low-carbon cement and carbon production

Canada and UAE launch the Cement & Concrete Breakthrough initiative at COP28 in Dubai

Company receive two awards at COP28

Cemex increase sales in lower-carbon cement range

Cement Industry Net Zero Progress Report 2023 gives update of global action and progress at COP28

One of the most significant changes to the traditional ‘recipe’ for making concrete since the 1980s is set to be introduced in the UK, helping architects and engineers decarbonise the construction of buildings and infrastructure.

Holcim become founding member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Circularity Task Force

Cemex’s lower-carbon Vertua to be used to construct airport terminal in Mexico

World's first carbon captured net-zero cement now available in Europe

Betolar and Metso agree lithium hydroxide processing deal

Funding from Scottish Enterprise helps create new graduate engineering role at Recycl8

Cemex say lack of carbon border tax in the Chancellor’s statement was a crucial opportunity missed

Company close to obtaining Type III Environmental Product Declarations for all cements

Australia’s Quay Quarter Tower’ wins Overall Excellence award at ACI’s Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards

Hardstaff Barriers’ new low-carbon precast concrete barrier, the REBLOC RB80XA H1 cuts CO² emissions by half

The winners of the 2023 Concrete Society Awards were announced last night during a glittering ceremony at the The Royal Lancaster London. Hosted by broadcaster Marcus Brigstocke, the awards celebrate excellence in concrete.

Incinerator ash produced in Jersey to be recycled into concrete blocks in the UK

Collaboration advances key Direct Air Capture (DAC)-to-concrete storage pathway pioneered earlier this year.

Researchers at The University of Manchester use Graphene, the world's first 2D material, to reshape cement and concrete's future.

Researchers in Norway unveil alternative to traditional cement in the concrete manufacturing process, with potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 95%

Update on the initiatives outlined in the Group's aims to achieve net zero by 2040

Businesses pour the inaugural low-carbon sustainable concrete as part of a circular economy project

Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP returns to hear more about company’s roadmap to net zero by 2050

Company gains PAS 2080 verification for management of whole-life carbon in buildings and infrastructure

Major step towards full-scale carbon capture, utilization and storage in Eastern Europe

Heidelberg Materials receive certification to new carbon-management standard in the UK 

Innovative steel and cement industry collaboration scales up zero-emission cement trials

Clusters to explore depleted gas field carbon storage solution for major cement and lime plants

Disclosure customized by location to support sustainable construction in all markets worldwide

New Hub aims to accelerate and scale up low-carbon, circular and energy-efficient building

Tarmac host visit to Scotland’s only cement plant for 47 members of the Concrete Society CouncilIN late July, Tarmac’s Dunbar plant in East Lothian hosted a visit for 47 members of the Concrete Society Council.

Decarbonization research project aims to maximize SCMs in cement composition via digitalization

Companies make further progress towards world’s first fully solar-powered cement plant

Company planning to roll out additional carbon mitigation projects with innovative carbon tech firm

Multi-million-pound bag filter installation set to improve performance and reduce emissions

New tracker to help monitor worldwide decarbonization efforts in the cement industry  

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France and Croatia selected 

Heidelberg Materials’ GeZero project aims to capture and store 700,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually 

Pioneering project in France aims to produce low-carbon cement from demolished concrete

European Union awards Cemex €4.4 million grant for innovative waste-to-fuel technology

Bulk tanker fuelled by hydrotreated vegetable oil deployed as part of Lafarge Cement business

Companies conduct decarbonization study to cut cement industry emissions by at least 18%

Mannok and FLSmidth deliver significant step forward in the decarbonization of cement production

Government’s Phase-2 cluster sequencing programme marks another step forward for Padeswood CCS project

Company commits to individual scope 1 and 2 targets as well as a scope 3 target for 2030

ETFuels to transform CO2 from Alicante cement plant into green fuels for use in the shipping industryCEMEX have signed an agreement with green fuels producer ETFuels, to transform CO2 from CEMEX’s Alicante cement plant in Spain into green fuels.

Company also expects to exceed its 2030 European CO2 emissions reduction aspiration

Heirloom and Leilac partner to bring lime-based direct air capture technology to market

CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to scale solar energy technology to produce cement

Company to deliver up to 500,000 tonnes of low-carbon calcined clay cement per year

Mineral Products Association welcomes independent Review’s support for industrial decarbonization

CEMEX launch next-generation admixture solutions that reduce carbon footprint by up to 70%

Company to build one-of-a-kind hybrid carbon capture unit at Belgian Antoing cement plant