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GREEN MANUFACTURING-
Spanish engineering firm IPIAC will build the MENA region’s first low-carbon cement plant in Oman using calcined clays instead of the traditional clinker, Oman Observer reports. The LC3 plant will reduce carbon emissions in the cement production process by about 40%.
SOUND SMART- What is LC3?LC3 is a new more durable and cost-effective type of cement produced from a mix of limestone and low-grade clays which requires lower production temperatures compared to traditional clinker.
Sustainable delivery method:IPIAC plans to deliver the plant machinery in a “plug and play” mode, with the parts and equipment installed and assembled in flat rack containers. This method should save 70% of logistic emissions, assembly time, energy, and costs, IPIAC told Cemnet.
GREEN AMMONIA-
Ma’aden recognised as world’s largest low-carbon ammonia producer: Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has been certified by Norway-based environmental assessor DNV as the largest producer of low-carbon ammonia globally, having produced 614k tons of it so far, according to a statement.
Ma’aden’s been boosting its production: The company signed an agreement with US-based trading and logistics firm Trammo in May to deliver the first certified commercial blue ammonia shipment to Europe. It also exported its first shipments of low-carbon blue ammonia to China’s Shenghong Petrochemicals in an agreement to supply 25k tons of ammonia.
