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Great news! We have closed our seed round – the largest known seed round in the global cement industry and a crucial step for us to accelerate our efforts in the near term. Cement’s 8% of global CO2 emissions were recently considered ‘hard-to-abate’, as in difficult to reduce with available technology. We’re debunking that notion, by putting a truly resource-efficient, circular, and high-performing cement on the market, with an ultra-low CO2 footprint. Not just making cement’s emissions evidently abatable, but also one of the most cost-efficient ways for companies to lower their carbon footprint. Not in five or ten years, but here and now. A big thank you to BackingMinds and Polar Structure AB for your continued support, and to Zacua Ventures for joining our efforts to decarbonize the built environment and enable a green society at speed. More to come soon! Go team! Claes Kollberg, PAUL SANDBERG, Oscar Hållén, Max Larsson von Reybekiel, Ulrik Henriksson, Hedvig Axberg, Caroline de la Motte, Pedro Cardoso, Fred Isaksson, jesper pettersson, Helena Göranson, Sara Brodin, Victoria Bäck, Mats Åhlin, Emanuel Onoszko

🚀Zacua Ventures investment announcement - we are excited to announce our backing of CemVision, the most advanced next-gen green cement technology available! It's a pleasure to join forces with the talented team at CemVision including Oscar Hållén, Max Larsson von Reybekiel, Claes Kollberg, and Paul Sandberg, as well as our excellent co-investors BackingMinds – Susanne Najafi and Sara Resvik- and Polar Structure AB– Robin Ivroth, alongside existing investors EQT Foundation, Norrsken, and Breakthrough Energy .   💡While it might be common knowledge among our industry peers, it's worth noting that #concrete is the second most consumed material globally, following water. Unfortunately, it's also one of the largest #carbon emitters, primarily due to the inclusion of #cement, a fine powder acting as a binder, which accounts for approximately 8% of all carbon pollution 👀Last year alone, the world produced over 4 billion metric tons of cement, resulting in about 600kg of CO2 emissions for every ton produced👀   🌱CemVision team is re-inventing cement: replacing everything that’s bad about it with a product that is economical, circular, environmentally friendly, and technically superior. Their proprietary technology utilizes industrial by-products from steelmaking and mining – essentially #recycled industrial waste – instead of virgin limestone, and #electrifies the heating production process turning cement into a sustainable material. 

#Throwback to our decarbonization roundtable When it comes to developing a low-carbon product, partners all along your value chain are crucial. 🤝 For that purpose, Lhoist organized a roundtable with customers across different sectors such as energy, steel, cement, and construction, opening discussions around decarbonization, presenting decarbonization projects at Lhoist and the roll-out of LEVEL|GREEN®: Low-carbon lime. We thank all the participants for their engagement to build this decarbonized and bright future together. We also thank Intysify for their involvement in organizing this roundtable and for facilitating the dialogue among the industrial players. Together for a decarbonized industry!

The global cement production industry accounts for about 8% of carbon emissions annually. It’s usually made by heating limestone, a carbonate rock, using fossil fuel-fired kilns. That’s a double whammy of CO2 emissions. Now, in the race to decarbonize the $410 billion global cement industry, scientists are creating new ways to produce it, and startups like Brimstone, Fortera and Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems are putting those new methods to work with a process that doesn’t emit CO2. It avoids all CO2 emissions, both from the fossil fuel and from the limestone. (CNBC)

Remarkable insights from the video featuring Mr. Ravi Varma, MD of Hypro Group , discussing their innovative strides in reducing carbon footprints across diverse industries. Their unique approach and technology are particularly impressive, making a tangible difference in Breweries & CO2 recovery plants. Hypro's core objective to serve the Hygienic Process Industry resonates strongly, showcasing their commitment to high values. Having had the privilege of working with Hypro before, I'm truly proud of their dedication to sustainability and innovation in the CO2 capture sector. Key takeaways from the video: ✔ Hypro's effective approach towards reducing carbon footprints across industries. ✔ Specific industries benefiting from Hypro's solutions, such as Breweries & CO2 recovery plants. ✔ The significant environmental impact of Hypro's efforts in CO2 reduction. Let's join hands in applauding Hypro's remarkable contributions towards a greener, more sustainable future! 👍 #co2footprint #breweries #brewery #fermentation #earth #energyefficient

Remarks on lowering Carbon footprint from our inspirational MD and Founder of Hypro!

Blastr to explore together with Lhoist the possibility to use green lime and dolomite in Inkoo, an important step to fully decarbonise the steel value chain

With CarbiCrete products meeting #ASTM C90 performance requirements, #concrete production capacity increasing at Patio Drummond, and our Canal Block #partnership underway, CarbiCrete's goal of bringing #cleantech to the #sustainabledevelopment movement in #Canada and beyond is making great strides. "Concurrent with the Patio Drummond #production ramp up, #Ontario peer Canal Block has announced an $8 million investment at its Port Colborne plant to incorporate the CarbiCrete process. NGen Canada, Canada’s Global #Innovation Cluster for Advanced #Manufacturing, will contribute $3 million toward the project, mirroring support provided to Patio Drummond. " Read more on CarbiCrete's latest #commercialization achievements from Concrete Products: https://hubs.li/Q02p56_50 #sustainability #technology

#Aluminum Norwegian metals producer Norsk Hydro has expanded its primary aluminum plant in Årdal, Norway, to incorporate a new recycling unit capable of processing 25,000 metric tons of postconsumer aluminum scrap annually. Eivind Kallevik, an executive vice president at Hydro, highlights the rising demand for low-carbon aluminum, particularly in sectors like automotive manufacturing. The modified casting line will blend primary aluminum, produced using renewable hydropower, with up to 30 percent postconsumer aluminum scrap, resulting in a significant reduction in carbon emissions. The official opening of the recycling unit took place on April 10, marking a milestone in Hydro's efforts to deliver low-carbon aluminum, branded as Reduxa 3.0, to the European market. Hydro aims to achieve net-zero aluminum production by 2050, with a 30 percent reduction in emissions targeted by 2030.  #Aluminum #mine #recycling #metal #sustainable #metalforcast #EUROPE #Norway

The global cement production industry accounts for about 8% of carbon emissions annually. It’s usually made by heating limestone, a carbonate rock, using fossil fuel-fired kilns. That’s a double whammy of CO2 emissions. Now, in the race to decarbonize the $410 billion global cement industry, scientists are creating new ways to produce it, and startups like Brimstone, Fortera and Massachusetts-based Sublime Systems are putting those new methods to work with a process that doesn’t emit CO2. It avoids all CO2 emissions, both from the fossil fuel and from the limestone. (CNBC) maybe we should by some stock...