Located on the northwest coast of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea, the limestone quarry and its cement plant employ 430 people. About 2.5 million tonnes of cement are produced per year, or 75% of national production. In 2017, Cementa AB applied for an extension and extension of its operating license, which expires on October 31, for another twenty
Swedish cement producer Cementa said on Thursday it was preparing to ration deliveries from December this year due to uncertainty about the future of its Slite plant on Gotland. STOCKHOLM, Oct 21
Sweden faces “very serious” economic impacts as environmental ruling closes cement plant. The closure of Sweden’s biggest cement factory on environmental grounds could cause up to 400,000 job losses and wipe out the country’s GDP growth, according to an alliance of construction bodies. Work could grind to a halt on three-quarters of all
The largest cement factory in Sweden is facing closure after a court ruling ordered it to stop mining limestone. The decision was dictated by concerns for the environment and caused ecologists to cheer but it could actually lead to a net increase in CO2 emissions. Slite currently produces 75% of the country’s cement and is deemed Sweden’s
When a Swedish court ordered the country''s biggest cement maker to stop mining limestone by its huge factory on the windswept island of Gotland to prevent pollution, ecologists cheered.. Besides protecting wildlife and water supplies, the ruling could force the plant that makes 75% of Sweden''s cement and is the country''s second-biggest carbon emitter to slash output while it finds raw
* Court ruling threatens Sweden''s biggest cement factory * Any closure could lead to imports with higher carbon costs * ''Carbon leakage'' an issue for leaders at COP26 in Glasgow * Local green goals may be at odds with global targets By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, Oct 18 (Reuters)
When a Swedish court ordered the country''s biggest cement maker to stop mining limestone by its huge factory on the windswept island of Gotland to prevent pollution, ecologists cheered.
HeidelbergCement plans to upgrade subsidiary Cementa’s Slite plant in Sweden into the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant by 2030. Installation will be scaled to capture up to 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 annually, which corresponds to the plant’s total emissions. Additionally, the use of bio-based fuels in the plant’s cement
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The Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental Court has rejected Cementa''s application to renew its permit to mine limestone at the company’s existing quarries in Slite, Gotland. The court has rejected the application on the grounds that the impact of the operation on groundwater has not been sufficiently investigated.
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HeidelbergCement to Build Carbon-Neutral Plant in Sweden. HeidelbergCement AG plans to tap into carbon capture and storage to turn one of its cement plants into what it says will be the world''s
Environmental court shuts down cement factory. Swedish company Cementa is the sole producer of cement in Sweden, and it has plants in Slite and Skövde. The company is a subsidiary of the Germany-based HeidelbergCement Group, one of the largest building materials companies in the world. In early July, the Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental
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Utility Vattenfall and cement-maker Cementa may build a pilot plant in Sweden that for the first time in the world would produce cement from wind power instead of polluting fossil fuels, after positive results from a pilot study into the electrification of cement production.
Environmental court shuts down cement factory. Swedish company Cementa is the sole producer of cement in Sweden, and it has plants in Slite and Skövde. The company is a subsidiary of the Germany-based HeidelbergCement Group, one of the largest building materials companies in the world. In early July, the Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental
SCHWENK Sweden is part of the SCHWENK Building Material Group. SCHWENK''s experience in cement production goes back to 1847. Most of the cement types we offer the Swedish market are produced at our cement plant in Brocēni, Latvia. The facility in Broceni is one of the most modern cement factories in Europe and has been in operation since 2010.
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – When a Swedish court ordered the country’s biggest cement maker to stop mining limestone by its huge factory on the windswept island of Gotland to prevent pollution, ecologists cheered. Besides protecting wildlife and water supplies, the ruling could force the plant that makes 75% of Sweden’s cement and is […]
Cementa is the only cement producer in Sweden. It has a second, smaller factory Skövde in the south of the country. Cement production is responsible for an estimated eight per cent of global
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HeidelbergCement, the world''s second-largest cement maker, on Wednesday said it plans to turn its Swedish factory in Slite into the world''s first carbon-neutral cement plant by 2030. "We want to be the pioneer on the path to CO2 neutrality in our industry," Chief Executive Dominik von Achten told Reuters. Following the planned retrofit, which will cost at least 100 million euros ($122 million
The world’s first climate-neutral cement plant in Gotland, Sweden. Published on June 2, 2021 by Bellona Europa. -We are delighted to see that HeidelbergCement is working on developing groundbreaking projects that decarbonise the industry, instead of wasting time on small-scale greenwashing projects, says Jonas Helseth, Director of Bellona Europa.
Swedish cement producer Cementa said on Thursday it was preparing to ration deliveries from December this year due to uncertainty about the future of its Slite plant on Gotland. STOCKHOLM, Oct 21
HeidelbergCement (HEIG.DE), the world''s second-largest cement maker, on Wednesday said it plans to turn its Swedish factory in Slite into the world''s first CO2-neutral cement plant by 2030 via
Company will negotiate closure with trade unions during DecemberCementa to close factory in Degerhamn, southeastern Sweden, reports Kalmar 24. HeidelbergCement announced the closure of Cementa’s
Construction in Sweden could grind to a half after the country’s biggest cement factory was stripped of its licence to mine limestone on environmental grounds.. The ruling by the Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental Court last week means that the Cementa plant at Slite in Gotland could be forced to end production on 1 November.. Matilda Hoffstedt, manager of the plant, said the ruling
Located on the northwest coast of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea, the limestone quarry and its cement plant employ 430 people. About 2.5 million tonnes of cement are produced per year, or 75% of national production. In 2017, Cementa AB applied for an extension and extension of its operating license, which expires on October 31, for another twenty
Cement giant HeidelbergCement has announced plans to eliminate carbon emissions from a plant in Sweden in a bid to decarbonise one of the world’s most polluting industries.. The German company intends to upgrade a factory at Slite on the Swedish island of Gotland, which is operated by its Cementa subsidiary.. The plant is currently the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in
Sweden: Cementa says that the decision by the Supreme Land and Environmental Court to reject its renewal application to continue mining limestone at its quarries in Gotland will create a ‘crisis’ for consumers in the autumn of 2021. The quarries supply its integrated Slite cement plant. The producer said that the ‘majority’ of Swedish cement production could cease in November 2021
Matilda Hoffstedt, manager of the plant, said the ruling would create "a crisis situation for Swedish cement supply”. The plant produces around three-quarters of all the cement used in Sweden. It is also the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, responsible for three per cent of all CO2 emissions.
The Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental Court has rejected Cementa''s application to renew its permit to mine limestone at the company’s existing quarries in Slite, Gotland. The court has rejected the application on the grounds that the impact of the operation on groundwater has not been sufficiently investigated.
The largest cement factory in Sweden is facing closure after a court ruling ordered it to stop mining limestone. The decision was dictated by concerns for the environment and caused ecologists to cheer but it could actually lead to a net increase in CO2 emissions. Slite currently produces 75% of the country’s cement and is deemed Sweden’s