Cement manufacturing (such as that at this plant in Russia) accounts for 8% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Credit: Getty Wet concrete has been poured into buildings, roads, bridges and ...

If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, after the U.S. and China. One startup seeks to change that.

T he world gets a little greyer every year. According to a paper published in 2014 concrete—an aggregate material made by mixing cement, sand and gravel—is the second-most consumed substance ...

The cement industry is one of the world's largest greenhouse gas polluters, responsible for 7%-8% of global emissions, around 2.6 gigatonnes a year. That makes cutting emissions imperative ...

Cement production is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions. Using microalgae, rather than CO2-releasing limestone, could drastically cut that carbon footprint.

MIT engineers developed the new energy storage technology—a new type of concrete—based on two ancient materials: cement, which has been used for thousands of years, and carbon black, a black ...

Heidelberg sells out of net-zero cement from Norway plant, CEO says By Nora Buli June 18, 20256:44 AM PDTUpdated June 18, 2025 ...

A ceramics market is returning to Stoke-on-Trent amid ongoing concern about the future of the industry. The event, at Gladstone Pottery Museum on Saturday, will be attended by contestants from The ...