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press release 25 Apr 2022
CEMEX successfully turns CO2 into carbon nanomaterials
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it has successfully tested a process that converts flue gases emitted by the cement kiln into carbon nanomaterials, thereby transforming “bad” carbon into “good” carbon. Due to their unique mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties, carbon nanomaterials have several potential applications in a wide array of industries, […]
read morepress release 6 Apr 2022
CEMEX announces significant milestone in carbon capture project
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”), as a member of the Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement 2 (“LEILAC 2”) consortium, announced that the project had received funding to build an industrial-scale facility. CEMEX is playing a leading role in this innovative carbon capture project in Germany, capable of capturing 20% of its CO2 emissions at a […]
read morepress release 24 Mar 2022
CEMEX posts record operational and climate action achievements in 2021
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) presented today its 2021 Integrated Report: “Building a Better Future,” which includes a comprehensive analysis of CEMEX’s strategic vision, operational performance, corporate governance, and value creation. The report highlights the company’s essential value of its industrial activity, its climate action strategy, its commitment to innovation in the industry and unlocking […]
read morepress release 1 Mar 2022
CEMEX to introduce zero emissions electric ready-mix trucks
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is the first building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021, CEMEX joined the First Movers Coalition (“FMC”) and committed to accelerate the innovation and development of decarbonization technologies in heavy-duty on-road trucking services. An initial, successful […]
read morepress release 22 Feb 2022
CEMEX successfully deploys hydrogen-based ground-breaking technology
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX) announced today that it has successfully introduced ground-breaking hydrogen technology as part of its fuel mix in all of its cement plants in Europe. With an estimated US$40 million investment program, it is also moving quickly to extend this technology to the rest of its operations around the […]
read morepress release 3 Feb 2022
CEMEX and Synhelion achieve breakthrough in cement production with solar energy
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) and Synhelion announced today the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a significant step towards developing fully solar-driven cement plants. Clinker is produced by fusing together limestone, clay, and other materials in a rotary kiln at temperatures nearing 1,500°C. Fossil fuels are typically […]
read morepress release 26 Jan 2022
CEMEX helps housebuilders meet the Future Homes Standard with the introduction of “ReadyBlock Zero” – the UK’s first zero carbon concrete block
ReadyBlock Zero is a zero carbon concrete block which comes with the residual CO2 offset to make it a CarbonNeutral® product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol. ReadyBlock Zero is part of CEMEX’s VERTUA family of low carbon and sustainable Urbanization Solutions and is available for projects across the UK, ahead of the Government’s Future […]
read morepress release 18 Jan 2022
CEMEX’s restored quarries produce bountiful harvest
In Split, Croatia, CEMEX organised a volunteering activity in the olive groves located in its quarry, in cooperation with the Agricultural and Veterans’ Cooperative Lintar. In a few hours, seven teams of five to six volunteers managed to break the daily harvesting record with 1,162 kg of olives harvested. Almost 6.5 tonnes of olives were […]
read morepress release 10 Dec 2021
CEMEX and Carbon8 Systems partner to develop low-carbon construction products
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it is working together with Carbon8 Systems to evaluate the company’s patented carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology and how CO2 captured during the cement production process can be used to develop low-carbon construction products, such as alternative aggregates. Based in the UK, Carbon8 Systems is a […]
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