on 07/22/2022 |Industry, Vicat, United States, Decarbonization, CementYour request has been registered.Add this(these) theme(s) to my personalized newsletterThe new National Cement Company kiln in Ragland (Alabama) required more than two years of work and 300 million dollars of investmentAfter the launch of a carbon-negative binder, Vicat took another step towards its decarbonization objective (carbon neutrality by 2050 across its entire value chain) with the inauguration in the United States of a furnace operating without fossil fuel.Installed in Ragland (Alabama) by National Cement Company, a subsidiary of Vicat, this kiln required 2 years of work and an investment of 300 million dollars.It must reduce the site's energy consumption by a third and by extension its carbon footprint by at least 40%.As the oven operates on the basis of alternative fuels (recycled wood chips, sawdust from local furniture and cabinet manufacturers, fuels derived from tires), it was necessary to install a storage space for this waste but also a 78 meter high homogenization silo, a vertical raw crusher, a 5-stage preheating tower and an automatic clay storage system."Our ambition is to use alternative fuels in all our cement plants around the world", explained Guy Sidos, CEO of Vicat."In addition to eliminating fossil fuel energy and replacing it with recycled regional waste, our investments contribute directly to local development. We are proud of the modernization and transformation of our Ragland site, our very first acquisition outside France in 1974."“With this new kiln, by 2023 all Type I General Purpose Portland Cement produced at Ragland is expected to be replaced with Type IL Limestone Portland Cement, an innovative blended cement that contains up to 15% limestone," said R. Spencer Weitman, president of National Cement Company.The review of August 12, 2022BIM GOLD TROPHYOctober 19, 2022 |ParisCRAFTSMAN PROJECTS TROPHYOctober 4, 2022 |ParisSILVER SQUARE TROPHYNovember 21, 2022 |ParisUrban engineering and the establishment of networksDecember 6-7, 2022Management of road works and distribution networksAccessibility of roads and public spacesConstruction of a university residence with 120 rooms and shops and demolition of old shops as a general contractor or groupRehabilitation and residentialization of Tower A and creation of an ERP (Romainville branch) on the ground floor/R+1 and R+2 levels - Quartier Gagarine in RomainvilleDay-to-day maintenance and refurbishment of housing Carpentry, locksmithing, ironworkIn the same sectionThe US Senate adopted Joe Biden's climate and health investment plan on August 8.The final vote is scheduled for next week in the House of Representatives.This text [...]Subcontracted by Hitachi Rail, the Colas railway subsidiary will take part in the [...]The UK Competition Authority (CMA) fears that the merger of the two [...]The Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, signed on July 18 with [...]EXECUTION MANAGER M/FMinistry of Solidarity and HealthProject manager Hospital investment operations M/FStructural Works Supervisor M/F - Cayenne / French GuianaVicat's American subsidiary inaugurates a fossil fuel-free kilnYour email will not be publishedGood reasons to subscribe to Le Moniteur