This paper evaluates the impact of a policy that was implemented to reduce the energy intensity of firms in some manufacturing sectors in India, on the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of firms and on its components, scale efficiency and technical change. Using plant-level panel data on...

Cement is an important large-scale manufacturing industry that contributes nearly 1 percent to Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) annually and accounts for an estimated 25 percent of all industrial primary energy consumption. Energy contributes 60 percent to the total cost of cement...

This paper studies the adoption of clean technology in an oligopolistic setting, focusing on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the cement sector. Firms can choose between two technologies: a carbon-intensive ("dirty") technology and a low-carbon ("clean") one. Initially, all firms operate with...

As a critical nexus for both grain production and carbon emissions, the synergistic development of the plantation system is of strategic importance for realizing China's "dual-carbon" goal, A comprehensive assessment of the decoupling status and its driving factors between these dimensions...

The most energy-intensive material, clinker, should be replaced by higher shares of supplementary cementitious materials in cement (annual saving potential of 15 Mt CO2 eq. by 2050). Though investment for retrofitting cement plants is necessary to produce calcined clays or alternative binders,...

EU CBAM is the EU's landmark tool to put a fair price on the greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted during the production of certain GHG-intensive goods, including cement, entering the EU. It will ensure that the EU's climate objectives are not undermined and encourage cleaner industrial production in...

In the face of accelerating climate change and a shifting geopolitical landscape, the circular economy (CE) paradigm is emerging as a critical strategy in EU policymaking. It is of particular importance for the cement and concrete sector, which accounts for about 4% of EU greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Portfolio optimization, which is performed while investing in any asset, is an important issue for all investors and finance researchers. In this study, the Artificial Hummingbird Optimization Algorithm (AHA), which has been proposed in recent years, was implemented for portfolio optimization by...

Companies in various industries are under growing pressure to assess the costs of decarbonizing their operations. This paper develops a generic abatement cost concept to identify the cost-efficient combination of technological and operational changes firms would need to implement to drastically...

Leilac is a technology partner working towards a sustainable future for cement and lime production. Their goal is to develop a cost-effective solution to reduce carbon emissions and enable producers to take immediate action against climate change. The Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement...

Leilac is a technology partner working towards a sustainable future for cement and lime production. Their goal is to develop a cost-effective solution to reduce carbon emissions and enable producers to take immediate action against climate change. The Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement...

This paper exploits daily infrared images taken from satellites to track economic activity in advanced and emerging countries. We first develop a framework to read, clean, and exploit satellite images. Our algorithm uses the laws of physics (Planck's law) and machine learning to detect the heat...

This paper evaluates the impact of a policy that was implemented to reduce the energy intensity of firms in some manufacturing sectors in India, on the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of firms and on its components, scale efficiency and technical change. Using plant-level panel data on...

Delays has been a major concern at most manufacturing companies. A rising number of consumers have made several complaints about delays in getting their delivery, and these complaints have been made on many occasions. This problem has been made significantly worse by the fact that the...

Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production are technologically ready for deployment, many are still viewed as prohibitively...

The productivity growth has an important linkage with economic growth and standard of living. It not only increases output but also improves the efficiency level of firms/industries through better utilization of factors of production, and therefore public policies aim at improving productivity....

Accounting for nearly 8% of global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the cement industry is considered difficult to decarbonize. While a sizeable number of abatement levers for Portland cement production are technologically ready for deployment, many are still viewed as prohibitively...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify, analyze, model the risk elements in the supply chain and further set future trends to evaluate risks in other domains of cement manufacturing industry. Cement is the second most consumed material in the world, has a fast supply chain in the global market....

Reaching carbon neutrality necessitates radical changes in terms of energy sources and industrial technologies. Some industries such as cement and lime emit significant amounts of process emissions, which will continue to be generated regardless of the type of energy source employed. One way to...

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entered into application in its transitional phase on 1 October 2023. CBAM is the EU's landmark tool to put a fair price on the greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted during the production of certain GHG-intensive goods, including cement, entering the...

We examine local market concentration and markups in the United States cement industry over 1974-2016. We estimate a model in which buyers use a second-score auction to procure cement from spatially differentiated plants. The model matches aggregated outcomes in the data, and the implied...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the controlled growth of yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y-PSZ) transformed layer and silica deposition via Room-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition (RT-ALD) on bond strength between Y-PSZ and resin cement.Material and Methods: Y-PSZ specimens...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of financial leverage on the corporate financial performance of Dangote Cement Plc (2010-2021). An expo-facto research design with four objectives and one baseline theory anchored this empirical paper. The study covered a population of...

Financial performance is an important aspect which influences the long term stability, profitability, liquidity and turnover of an organization. The Evaluation of financial performance using Ratio Analysis, Trend Analysis had been taken up for the study with “Cement Companies”. The analysis...

Advancement in the nature of business and management performance has pushed the need of people to build a more effective and structural financial measurement. Today it is well settled that the aim of every business entity should be to maximize shareholders’ wealth. As investors world over, are...

Purpose: All of the choices made in the workplace concerning cash, receivables, inventory, and payables influence how a corporation maintains its liquidity level. Liquidity plays a vital role in the successful functioning of every business. The important part in managing working capital is...

In this work, four illustrative CO2 capture, utilization and storage chains are investigated to evaluate the economic feasibility of CCUS technologies in the cement industry. For that, a CCS reference chain in which 90% of the CO2 emissions (or 0,694 MtCO2/y) are stored in a saline aquifer is...