Cement is one of the most widely used materials in the world, but making it causes a lot of planet-warming carbon emissions. The industry is responsible for roughly 8 percent of global emissions, most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the first batches of modern cement was cooked up in a kitchen. In 1824, the British bricklayer Joseph Aspdin began ...

Scientists say they've found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world's most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming ...

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is part of its special series “The Tough Stuff: Decarbonizing steel, cement and chemicals.” Holcim Group, the largest cement manufacturer ...

It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find ...

HOLYOKE – Sublime Systems, a Massachusetts-based innovator that wants to scale up in Holyoke, has secured a $46.7 million investment tax credit likely to accelerate its growth and job creation.