Not too long ago, I was searching for ideas for the next installment of the “Big Chemistry” series when I found an article that discussed the world’s most-produced chemicals. It was an interesting ...

REDDING, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cement production accounts for roughly 8% of global carbon emissions, and in a milestone step toward adoption and lowering emissions now, materials technology company ...

Heidelberg Materials North America has moved towards sustainability by turning one of its cement plants into a slag grinding facility. Slag is often disregarded as a waste product from metals during ...

Cement is a component of concrete, mortar and other materials. It has many uses as a binding product—roads, sidewalks and patios would be very different without it. Cement production does have health ...

Aside from water, concrete is the most-used material in the world, with about 14 billion cubic metres being used every year. Of that, 40% of that is used to build places for people to live. If you ...

Sublime Systems is trying to drive down the carbon footprint of cement production. Cement hides in plain sight—it’s used to build everything from roads and buildings to dams and basement floors. But ...