Celtic Cement Technology creates virtually no CO2 Emissions - an ultra low-carbon cement manufacturing process
Celtic Cement Technology doesnt require quarrying of raw materials so preserves the natural environment
Celtic Cement Technology uses a wide variety of industrial by-products and waste material
Cement Replacements that are good for the environment
A Sustainable Cement Replacement Manufacturing technology that involves no quarrying, results in virtually zero CO2 emissions, reduces landfill by utilising waste materials and significantly improves the performance of concrete.
Global climate change is one of the biggest environmental issues facing society today and there is a growing and urgent need to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The effects of Global climate change , including droughts, heavy rainfall and extreme flooding, are already being felt.
It is projected that the world currently uses 2.75 billion tonnes of Cement and will need up to 5 billon tonnes by 2025 adding a further 2 billion tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere. We at Celtic Cement are pioneering vital sustainable low carbon alternatives.
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Globally the construction industry is responsible for producing over two billion tonnes of green house gas emissions annually and these figures are rising with the increasing demand on construction materials. This is twice as much as the much criticised airline industry. How long will it be before the focus of the worlds environmentalists switches to the cement, concrete and construction industries?
The manufacture of cement is one of the most significant producers of Greenhouse Gases on the planet. Manufacturing one tonne of Portland cement releases about 1 tonne of CO2 into the atmosphere. Using Celtic Cement technology Greenhouse Gas Emissions are eliminated because the cement is manufactured from industrial by-products and by utilising renewable energy sources such as biogas and wind power CO2 emissions can be reduced to zero.
In addition 1.6 tonnes of raw material are quarried for every tonne of cement produced. The quarrying activity, combined with the necessity to granularise the quarried materials in mechanical crushers has a high demand on energy sources which results in even more CO2 emissions.
Read more about Celtic Cement Technology's environmental benefits.
Latest news
February 2009
The Cenin 'proof of concept' production plant is undergoing further development and expansion. See the Cenin Cement web site for further details
Cenin Cement wins sustainability award
Our sister company and proof of concept for our cement replacement technology Cenin Cement Ltd. are pleased to be named as the winners of the 2008 Wales Business & Sustainability Award.
Cenin Cement Moves to Stormy Down
Our sister company Cenin Cement has moved its research and production facilities to a new location on a recycled aerodrome site near Bridgend, where manufacturing of Cenin Cement, using Celtic Cement Technology has begun.
Cenin Cement 'Climate Change Impact Assessment' Report published
Read more about the environmental benefits of our cement replacements and how we are helping reduce the cabon footprint of cement manufacturing.
Cenin wins first prize:
Best Presentation at the Global Slag Conference
We are pleased to announce that our technical paper and presentation was awarded 'best presentation' at the recent Global Slag Conference in Istanbul Turkey. Papers were presented to an audience of 140 delegates from 31 countries and ours was singled out from 11 other technical papers.
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Global Slag Conference
November 2007
We presented a paper at the Global Slag Conference in Istanbul, Turkey 19 - 20 November. We demonstrated how Celtic Cement Technology can improve both the properties of slag cement and its environmental impact.
Patent Approval
August 2007
After fifteen years of detailed research and thorough testing the patent for our Celtic Cement Technology process was granted 29th August 2007, patent number GB2401104. The patent was applied for on 29th April 2003 and since that date we have been working on perfecting the process and applying it to a commercial scale enviromnent. Further testing on a diverse range of industrial waste materials has taken place in the meantime with fantastic cementatious properties being achieved.
August 06 - Material selection and testing suitable for usage in the first production plant.
June/Sept 06- Consumer survey undertaken in the UK.
March 06- Gary Hunt of Celtic Cement Technology presented a technical paper on the benefits of the new technology to an international audience.
Celtic Cement Technology Ltd.
The Research Centre
Unit 1, Former Stormydown Aerodrome
Stormydown , Bridgend, Wales, UK,
CF33 4RS
Telephone: 01656 789970
Contact Gary Hunt