Cement Makers News Today

government default. >> leaders are set to restart in-person negotiations. shes a formeront lmg a prie mission to the international space station. peggy whitmans legacy is already out of this world. game changer. an ancient pastime helping to make new connections. >> they call it the great equalizer. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." good evening. thank you for joining us. im marjor garrett. we begin with president biden. the president held a meeting with president zelenskyy at t...

>> you are paying will $6 a gallon. what do you think about that? >> i think it is highway robbery. ♪ ♪ >> to combat the climate crisis, wind power is growing exponentially. but there is also a growing problem that needs to be solved. what do you do with all of these old blades when they are no longer being used? ♪ ♪ >> welcome to kansas city and the 2023 nfl draft! >> the carolina panthers select bryce young, quarterback, alabama. >> i cant wait to get to work. ♪ ♪ >> nora...

>> dont even want to fill it up. >> norah: pain at the pump. drivers and parts of arizona now being crushed by the highest gas prices in the country. >> you are paying will $6 a gallon. what you think about that? >> i think it is highway robbery. >> to combat the climate crisis, wind power is growing exponentially. but there is also a growing problem that needs to be solved. what do you do with all of these old blades when they are no longer being used? ♪ ♪ >> welcome to kansas cit...

♪ >> bret: breaking tonight, president biden says he has taken america from economic crisis to economic resurgence. the president talked about what he called unprecedented investments in his bipartisan infrastructure law to a group in boston today. americans are still focused on the economy and specifically record inflation that more than half say is has caused financial hardship for their household. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight from the north lawn....

APCM data shows strong Moroccan cement production in August

Windmill blades before we process them. >> reporter: her company cuts them down to size and shreds them. >> this is our final product. >> reporter: cement makers use it as fuel, cutting carbon emissions at the cement plant by nearly 30%. if you werent recycling this, >> what does happen unfortunately, a lot of those end up in landfills. >> reporter: most used windmill blades are buried in the ground because its cheaper. a black eye for green energy. by 2050, the worlds wind indusis expected to p...

If the cement industry were a country, it would the third-biggest carbon polluter

Congress, there has been a massive push towards a greener economy. around the world, more than a trillion dollars was invested in renewable energy last year. but in tonights "eye on america," cbss ben tracy finds that going green comes at a cost. >> reporter: the blades on massive wind turbines can be as long as a football field, and strong as a linebacker. >> they are designed not to break, so when your job is to break them, obviously its tough. >> reporter: julie angulo brought us to this quar...

While it is true that cement prices have not seen the anticipated recovery yet, the easing of cost inflation pressures offers respite and bodes well for the sectors operating performance

The problem is that at a time when many cement makers are going full throttle on capacity expansions, Heidelberg is lagging behind. The company will focus on increasing capacity only marginally via debottlenecking and the ongoing debottlenecking is slated to be completed by FY24