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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fly ash has been used as cementitious materials for solid waste immobilization. However, fly ash typically contains the hazardous elements Se, Cr, As, and B, and the leachability of these anions is a concern for its reuse. In this study, five amino acids were selected as models of simplified...

The working fluid in geothermal wells often contains naturally occurring CO2. In an aqueous environment, CO2 forms carbonic acid and subsequently reacts with the binding components of cement, resulting in the loss of strength and early failure. Well cement formulations containing hydroxyapatite...

The choice of the right cement brand is challenging since cement is the main building material used in civil engineering projects. As a result, its demand is quite high. Two companies, Lafarge and Zambezi Portland Cement, have controlled Zambia's cement market for the past twenty years. Cement...

Purpose: Cement is a priority consumer good in all modern societies. Considerable portions of the countries' income are invested in construction and reconstruction of houses, shopping centers, schools, universities, research centers, pavements, bridges, dams, among other infrastructures. In view...

The average price of cement in Africa was the highest of any continent in 2011, but by 2017 it had fallen by 35 percent, the largest decline in the world, according to data from the International Comparison Program. An empirical industry equilibrium model distinguishes between the fundamental...

This paper briefly reviews part of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in B.P.E v Dangote Cement Plc wherein the apex court reiterated the old common law position to wit that a collective agreement is not enforceable except where it has been incorporated into the contract of employment by...

Purpose: Cement is a major construction material used in civil engineering works due to which its demand is very high. The consumers and suppliers of the cement market may feel that every brand they are buying and selling is of good quality. The study has been focused to assess the consumption...

A challenge for many cartels is avoiding a destabilizing increase in non-cartel supply in response to having raised price. In the case of the German cement cartel that operated over 1991-2002, the primary source of non-cartel supply was imports from Eastern European cement manufacturers....

Nowadays, the global warming is considered as a world problem because it influences the environment by increasing the average temperature of earth surface. One of the greenhouse gases that release from human activities and fossil fuels combustion in industry is CO2. Several technologies are...

The aim of the investigation was to evaluate the feasibility of mixing fly ash in cement to make mortar specimens for getting an agreeable compressive Strength of the mortar. Different proportions of cement and fly ash were tried at laboratory-scale, utilizing dry fly ash at 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%,...

The aim of the investigation was to evaluate the feasibility of mixing fly ash in cement to make mortar specimens for getting an agreeable compressive Strength of the mortar. Different proportions of cement and fly ash were tried at laboratory-scale, utilizing dry fly ash at 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%,...

Nowadays, the global warming is considered as a world problem because it influences the environment by increasing the average temperature of earth surface. One of the greenhouse gases that release from human activities and fossil fuels combustion in industry is CO2. Several technologies are...

We hypothesize a particular source of cartel instability and explore its relevance to understanding cartel dynamics. The cartel instability is rooted in the observation that, upon cartel formation, the relative positions of firms are often fixed which may lead some growthconscious members to be...

This article studies competition in markets with transport costs and capacity constraints. We compare the outcomes of price competition and coordination in a theoretical model and find that when firms compete, they more often serve more distant customers who are closer to the competitor's plant....

This article studies competition in markets with transport costs and capacity constraints. We compare the outcomes of price competition and coordination in a theoretical model and find that when firms compete, they more often serve more distant customers who are closer to the competitor's plant....

In the present investigation, the effects of superplaticizer on deflection and cracking of reinforced cement concrete beams were observed. Two variables, namely, grade of concrete and percentage of reinforcement were considered. Conplast-P211 was employed as superplaticizing admixture. Two...

This paper aims at assessing the return on investment and carbon mitigation potentials of five investment alternatives for the Cuban cement industry in a long-term horizon appraisal (15 years). Anticipated growing demand for cement, constrained supply and an urgent need for optimisation of...

Import substitution has been marginalised from development policy discourse since the 1970s. This paper examines the Rwandan government's recent attempt at reintroducing industrial policy with some attention devoted to 'recapturing the domestic market' - a term used to replace the ignominy...

We study competition in markets with significant transport costs and capacity constraints. We compare the cases of price competition and coordination in a theoretical model and find that when firms compete, they more often serve more distant customers that are closer to plants of competitors. By...

This study aims to find out the factors influencing the practices specially implementation of Activity Based Accounting (ABC) in the cement sector of Pakistan. The study is based on primary data collected through convenience sampling technique. Closed ended questionnaire has been used as data...