UK cement production has fallen to its lowest level since 1950, putting the government's house building plan at risk, a trade body has warned. Cement is the key binding ingredient in concrete, which ...

As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers around the globe are exploring ways to capture CO 2 from the air and store it deep underground. The method transforms CO2 into valuable, ...

As the global construction industry strives to reduce its environmental footprint, sustainable processes and materials are becoming increasingly vital. Innovation in cement and concrete technologies ...

Adani Group is in talks to purchase Germany’s Heidelberg Materials' Indian cement operations, The Economic Times reported. The estimated value of the deal is $1.2 billion. and this acquisition is part ...

Heidelberg Materials is betting it can profit from an expensive process that will reduce the carbon dioxide emitted from one of the world’s most polluting industries. By Stanley Reed Reporting from ...

More than perhaps any other material, cement is the glue that holds the globalized world together—especially our cities. But producing it requires huge amounts of fossil fuels, and the industry is ...

Rammed earth is often celebrated as a low-carbon method of constructing buildings, but some experts are beginning to cast doubt on its sustainability credentials. Amy Peacock reports. "People are ...

MUMBAI: The Gautam Adani family owned Ambuja Cements is buying Penna Cement Industries in a deal valued at Rs 10,442 crore including debt, expanding its presence in the south. The transaction marks ...

Scientists say they've found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world's most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming ...

An abundant mineral called olivine can help make carbon-negative cement. This process could help tackle cement’s large carbon footprint – the material contributes about 8 per cent of global CO2 ...

The use of concrete exploded to fuel China's rise. Now the costs of this weighty material are being counted. China's cities are sinking – apparent victims of their own success. Large swathes of the ...

Jamie Goggins receives funding from Enterprise Ireland to support Construct Innovate, Ireland's national research centre for construction technology and innovation and also from Science Foundation ...