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SteelPhalt awarded research grant from Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

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14 April 2023

UK: SteelPhalt, a subsidiary of US-based Harsco Environmental, has been awarded a research grant through the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The grant is part of a government effort to distribute funding to help energy-intensive industries cut their carbon emissions and energy costs. The grant funds will enable the company to conduct a feasibility study on energy-efficient solutions for asphalt production. The research will seek to identify ways to capture the waste heat in the exhaust gases and transform it into electrical power, with the objective of reducing the energy demand and carbon impact of the process. The company uses steel slag as a main component of its asphalt products.

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Slag Cement Association announces winners of 2022 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards

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14 April 2023

US: The Slag Cement Association (SCA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards program at the ACI Concrete Convention that took place in San Francisco in early April 2023.

Eighteen construction projects from across the US were chosen to showcase the broad applications of slag cement. These construction projects were awarded in six categories: infrastructure, high performance, architectural, durability, innovative applications, and lower carbon concrete. Two research projects on slag cement use were also recognised in the program. The slag cement and concrete suppliers included Argos, Heidelberg Materials, Holcim, Ozinga, Skyway Cement and St Marys Cement.

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Carbonaide raises Euro1.8m for carbon neutral precast concrete production

Written by Global Slag staff
28 March 2023

Finland: VTT Technical Research Centre subsidiary Carbonaide has concluded its seed funding round, having raised funds worth Euro1.8m. Lakan Betoni, which produces precast and ready-mix concrete, led the funding, along with utilities provider Vantaa Energy. Carbonaide will use the funds to build an industrial pilot plant for its carbon neutral precast concrete product at an existing precast concrete plant in Hollola. The plant will bind captured CO2 in the product at atmospheric pressure. The process generates 50% lower CO2 emissions than precast concrete production using ordinary Portland cement (OPC). Suitable raw materials include ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), green liquor dregs and bio-ash. In trial production, the use of GGBFS gave Carbonaide's concrete a negative carbon footprint of -60kg/m3.

Other sources of loans and in-kind contributions included Finnish state innovation fund Business Finland.

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UK government to invest Euro22.8bn in carbon capture projects

Written by Global Slag staff
17 March 2023

UK: The UK government has committed to investments worth Euro22.8bn in early deployments of carbon capture technology. It will announce a shortlist of new projects for deployment later in March 2022.

The government said "This unprecedented level of funding for the sector will unlock private investment and job creation across the UK, particularly on the east coast and in the North West of England and North Wales. It will also kick-start the delivery of subsequent phases of this new sustainable industry in the UK."

Ireland-based Ecocem responded to the budget with a call for funding for more short-term areas besides carbon capture. It said these will be essential in order for the UK cement and concrete industry to reach its 45% decarbonisation target by 2030. The slag-based cement products company called for funding for low-clinker technologies which have already been developed and can be rolled out at scale before 2030, until carbon capture becomes a 'scalable, viable option.'

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Construction underway on India’s first slag road

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08 March 2023

India: Construction is underway on a section of National Highway 66 in Maharashtra which is being built of concrete made from ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and slag cement. India Today News has reported that the Central Road Research Institute developed the technology, in partnership with the National Institute for Transforming India Aayog and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

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