For every 1,000 kilograms of cement the world produces, 600 kilograms of carbon dioxide are dumped into the atmosphere. If that doesn’t sound like a lot, consider that last year the world made about 4 ...

This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows a section of the Mississippi Power Co. carbon capture power plant in DeKalb, Miss. Carbon capture entails catching the carbon emissions from a power plant or cement or ...

Grass-roots activists are claiming victory after Texas Industries announced that it will close all four of its wet-process cement kilns in Midlothian permanently. TXI made the announcement in a ...

AT least 14,000 tonnes of contaminated pork and bacon will be rendered before being destroyed in a cement kiln in the Midlands. While householders have been told to dispose of pork products in the ...

The benefits of using industrial cement kilns as a waste solution for energy containing wastes are both obvious and double-sided, they completely destroy the waste and at the same time, replace ...

TXI's older kilns have been idle since late 2008, a response to a downturn in demand for cement. TXI will permanently shut down its four oldest, highest-polluting cement kilns in Midlothian and will ...

Cement is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and demand is growing as the population booms.

Should you have feedback on this article, please complete the fields below. Please indicate if your feedback is in the form of a letter to the editor that you wish to have published. If so, please be ...