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Accelerating forward Thailand’s cement roadmap, Dr. Chana Poomee, TCMA Chairman, is set to strengthen tie with global green funds boosting Thai industry competitiveness and effort to achieve the Net Zero 2050

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Carbon, COP27, Research, BCG, Failure, Health, Climate change, Waste management, Learning, Fuel pump, Finance, UNFCCC, Partnership, GHG, GCCA, Economic development, Policy, IPPU, Refuse-derived fuel, 3R, RDF, Agriculture, Mineral, News, LULUCF, COP28, Tourism, Ecosystem, Forestry, CCUS, Federation, Government, Mining, Development, Renewable energy

Dr. Chana Poomee, along with the TCMA Board, outlined the long-term direction of TCMA, which is a collaboration nexus of leading Thai cement producers.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Chana Poomee, along with the TCMA Board, outlined the long-term direction of TCMA, which is a collaboration nexus of leading Thai cement producers.
  • TCMA, over the next two years, 2024-2026 will accelerate its efforts to join forces with all sectors to achieve the key missions in four areas:
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  • Accelerating the expansion of maximize resource-efficiency mining practices according to the Minerals Act B.E.
  • TCMA, with this action aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions not less than 6.9 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2030.

Winners in popular photo competition announced at opening of major new exhibition, showcasing essential role and beauty of concrete around the world

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Urban Planning, Technology, Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Building Systems, Architecture, Arts, Museums, Entertainment, Other Manufacturing, Photography, Environment, Teopanzolco, Beauty, GCCA, Concrete, Content, Exhibition, Multimedia

It was selected from a record 21,000 entries to the annual global competition, run by the GCCA, which highlights the beauty and essential role that concrete plays around the world.

Key Points: 
  • It was selected from a record 21,000 entries to the annual global competition, run by the GCCA, which highlights the beauty and essential role that concrete plays around the world.
  • Saeed’s photo was announced as this year’s winner, at the opening of a free new exhibition, to mark five years of the competition.
  • More than 100 outstanding images are now on display to the public, at the Brunswick Art Gallery in London, itself a famous concrete building.
  • Thomas Guillot, GCCA Chief Executive who helped to judge this year’s competition said: “Many congratulations to Saeed Rezvanian, and all this year’s winners.

Start-ups Challenged to Help Develop Carbon Capture Technology for Global Industry’s Push to Net Zero

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Environmental Health, Data Management, Technology, Sustainability, Start-Up, Other Construction & Property, Climate Change, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Environment, Construction & Property, Green Technology, Alternative Energy, Interior Design, Energy, Professional Services, Architecture, Software, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Innovation, GCCA, Plant, ESG, CCUS, Carbon, Aircraft, CO2, CCA

Applications are being encouraged from start-ups from around the world, interested in working on the development of carbon capture use and storage, for low carbon cement and concrete.

Key Points: 
  • Applications are being encouraged from start-ups from around the world, interested in working on the development of carbon capture use and storage, for low carbon cement and concrete.
  • Innovative technologies are sought, which include process integrated and end-of-pipe CO2 capture and use, and help prevent the carbon being emitted into the atmosphere.
  • The first challenge, in 2022, also focused on the development of carbon capture technology, and two start-ups have already gone to pilot stage.
  • Claude Loréa, the GCCA’s Cement, Innovation and ESG Director, said: “Our industry is committed to achieving net zero and the development of carbon capture technology is a key part of that work.

China and Global Cement Agreement on Low Carbon Future

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Climate Change, Residential Building & Real Estate, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Architecture, Other Manufacturing, Green Technology, Environment, Other Construction & Property, Sustainability, Carbon, Partnership, Multimedia, GCCA, Climate change, CCA, CO2, Water, Communication, Cement

The two leading representative bodies of the global cement industry have signed a milestone agreement to help accelerate decarbonisation of the sector across the world.

Key Points: 
  • The two leading representative bodies of the global cement industry have signed a milestone agreement to help accelerate decarbonisation of the sector across the world.
  • China Cement Association (CCA), which represents more than 50% of the world’s cement production and the Global Cement and Concrete Association, whose members account for 80% of cement production capacity outside of China, have signed a historic partnership pledge.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240201041779/en/
    Global Cement and Concrete Association and China Cement Association sign decarbonisation agreement in Beijing (Photo: Business Wire)
    The pledge includes an agreement to work together on sustainability, and the low-carbon development of the cement and concrete industry.
  • The historic agreement will also see the development, and launch later this year, of a whole value chain China Cement Carbon Neutrality Roadmap which will set out a commitment and pathway to fully decarbonise the cement industry in China.

ACI SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS UNVEILED AT UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Carbon, Construction, Climate change, Organization, NEU, Convention, American Concrete Institute, GCCA, Party, Conference, ACI, UNFCCC, Knowledge, COP, Environment, Civil engineering, COP28

"Sustainability is at the forefront of many industries, but the concrete construction community has a remarkable, elevated opportunity to fundamentally change the way civilizations are built," said ACI President Nanni.

Key Points: 
  • "Sustainability is at the forefront of many industries, but the concrete construction community has a remarkable, elevated opportunity to fundamentally change the way civilizations are built," said ACI President Nanni.
  • The Conference of the Parties to the Convention, otherwise known as COP, is an initiative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and is convening its 28th meeting at COP28 in Dubai.
  • GCCA also is an ACI International Partner as the organizations work together to develop and disseminate information on concrete, concrete structures, and especially concrete sustainability.
  • For more information on ACI initiatives and participation in COP28, please visit concrete.org.

ACI SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS UNVEILED AT UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Carbon, Construction, Climate change, Organization, NEU, Convention, American Concrete Institute, GCCA, Party, Conference, ACI, UNFCCC, Knowledge, COP, Environment, Civil engineering, COP28

"Sustainability is at the forefront of many industries, but the concrete construction community has a remarkable, elevated opportunity to fundamentally change the way civilizations are built," said ACI President Nanni.

Key Points: 
  • "Sustainability is at the forefront of many industries, but the concrete construction community has a remarkable, elevated opportunity to fundamentally change the way civilizations are built," said ACI President Nanni.
  • The Conference of the Parties to the Convention, otherwise known as COP, is an initiative of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and is convening its 28th meeting at COP28 in Dubai.
  • GCCA also is an ACI International Partner as the organizations work together to develop and disseminate information on concrete, concrete structures, and especially concrete sustainability.
  • For more information on ACI initiatives and participation in COP28, please visit concrete.org.

ClimeCo Leads Development of First-Ever Low-Carbon Cement Protocol 

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
Carbon, Comment, CAR, Global Cement and Concrete Association, Coal, GCCA, ACMS, SCMS, CO2, Portland Cement Association, Cryptocurrency, Cement

BOYERTOWN, Pa., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ClimeCo, a leading global sustainability company, recently leveraged its industrial and methodology expertise to lead the development of Climate Action Reserve's (CAR) new U.S. Low-Carbon Cement Protocol. The protocol establishes a first-of-its-kind pathway to generate voluntary carbon credits from the production of novel and underutilized alternative cementitious materials (ACMs) and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Funds generated by these credits will be used to incentivize the production and scaled use of innovative, less carbon-intensive materials to meet growing demand, reduce emissions and help enable exponential positive change. For more than 18 months, ClimeCo worked closely with numerous stakeholders, including Eco Material Technologies and the Portland Cement Association, to create, seek comment and refine this important effort.

Key Points: 
  • For more than 18 months, ClimeCo worked closely with numerous stakeholders, including Eco Material Technologies and the Portland Cement Association, to create, seek comment and refine this important effort.
  • The new protocol was created to address a pressing emissions crisis in the cement industry.
  • The new protocol was created to address a pressing emissions crisis in the cement industry.
  • "While demand for cement has never been higher, it remains an exceptionally difficult-to-abate industry," said ClimeCo President and CEO Bill Flederbach.

Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex, elected President of the Global Cement and Concrete Association

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Monday, October 16, 2023
Other Construction & Property, Construction & Property, Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Multimedia, United Nations, Global Cement and Concrete Association, Industrial waste, Building, Carbon, GCCA, United, Renewable energy, Engineered wood, Management, Cemex

Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex, has been elected as the new President of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

Key Points: 
  • Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex, has been elected as the new President of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).
  • The GCCA’s members account for 80% of global cement production capacity outside of China and have committed to achieving Net Zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231016461145/en/
    Fernando A. Gonzalez, Cemex CEO and new President of the GCCA (Photo: Business Wire)
    Mr. González, who has served as GCCA Vice-President since 2018, succeeds outgoing GCCA President Jan Jenisch.
  • Promoting building codes and norms that allow the extensive adoption of lower-carbon cement and concrete products.

3PL Logistics WMS Software Developer Datex to Exhibit at GCCA Annual Conference

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Sunday, September 17, 2023
Cloud, WMS, Datex II, Warehouse, Azure, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Software as a service, Convention, Transport, Wavelength, GCCA

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Warehouse management software developer Datex will exhibit in the most anticipated event of the year for cold storage warehousing, the 2023 Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Annual Convention. This year, this premier event will be held September 24-27 at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale Arizona.

Key Points: 
  • CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Warehouse management software developer Datex will exhibit in the most anticipated event of the year for cold storage warehousing, the 2023 Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) Annual Convention.
  • "Our new low code warehouse management system was built on our proprietary wavelength platform and is powered by Azure" explained Michael Armanious.
  • The annual convention attracts executives of temperature-controlled warehousing, logistics and transportation companies as well as industry suppliers eager to advance the cold chain.
  • Datex executives will spotlight its new SaaS warehouse management system, Datex FootPrint Cloud WMS.

Emergent Cold Latin America Achieves Status of Largest Regional Warehousing Provider

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Trucking, Supply Chain Management, Food, Beverage, Logistics, Transport, Retail, Local Consequences of the Global Cold War, Collection, Lead Industries Association, GCCA, Lineage Logistics, Airline, Cryptocurrency

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm or the Company), the fastest-growing refrigerated storage and logistics service provider in Latin America, announced today its recognition by the leading industry association as the largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the sixth largest provider in the world.

Key Points: 
  • Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm or the Company), the fastest-growing refrigerated storage and logistics service provider in Latin America, announced today its recognition by the leading industry association as the largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics provider in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the sixth largest provider in the world.
  • Emergent Cold LatAm was founded in August 2021 with a vision to reshape the food chain logistics across Latin America.
  • So much yet to do, but this is a great first milestone for Emergent Cold LatAm.”
    As the region’s largest and most international cold storage and logistics platform, Emergent Cold LatAm is uniquely positioned to offer integrated solutions for customers across the food supply chain.
  • In addition, the Company’s strategic alliance with Lineage Logistics – the world’s largest cold storage operator – creates additional opportunities to enhance customer service.