Real Progress is innovating technology to decarbonize the entire cement value chain

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As the world’s growing population increases the need for infrastructure, the demand for cement is constantly building. And given cement manufacturing is among the most energy intensive processes there is, forging a path to reduce emissions for the industry is crucial.

Whether through optimizing cement plant design; carbon capture, utilization and storage solutions; replacing the burning of fossil fuels with electrical heating or Electric Arc Calcination technology; or electrification of transport vehicles; ABB is your partner for Real Progress in sustainable cement production.
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Solutions behind Real Progress

ABB Ability™ System 800xA

Enhancing plant productivity with better integrated control for automation and electrification
Visual Control

Enabling operators to act swiftly and efficiently in case of abnormal situations, reducing unscheduled downtime by up to 40%
Collaborations to achieve Real Progress

RotoDynamic Heater (RDH): Electrifying high-temperature processes, achieving more than 1700°C without burning fossil fuels

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Carbon Capture and Storage: Providing FEED studies for technology-independent comparisons from capture to storage

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Electric Arc Calcination (EAC) Technology: Transforming the process used to heat materials to high temperatures for clinker production, replacing fossil-fuels with renewable electricity while capturing the CO₂ emissions

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Digital Solutions for Real Progress

ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer: Harnessing state-of-the-art optimization technologies for better operational decisions

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ABB Ability™ Knowledge Manager: Identifying actionable insights to help deliver on production, quality and decarbonization targets

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ABB Ability™ Asset Performance Management: Delivering reliable and meaningful information about processes and assets to enable better predictive maintenance and lifecycle management

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ABB Ability™ Energy Management System: Maximizing sustainability performance and energy cost savings through a cycle of monitoring, forecasting, and optimizing energy consumption and supply for an entire facility or enterprise

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Cementing a sustainable future

Pathways to decarbonization in the cement industry

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Real Progress in action

Optimizing operations and minimizing costs at cement plants in Turkey
First installation of the new generation HMI for process control at CRH cement plant
ABB’s digital system improves productivity and reduces energy consumption at Tokuyama cement plant in Japan
Global cement producer Votorantim Cimentos achieves multi-site digitalization with ABB industry-specific solutions
ABB digital control systems to modernize major cement plant in Oman
ABB upgrades process control systems and cement grinding units in UAE for increased uptime and uniformity across multiple sites
ABB control system package commissioned for new cement plant in Vietnam
ABB to install electrification and automation systems at new cement plant in India
ABB supports Holcim’s digitalization drive
Process Performance for Decarbonization at PT. Cemindo Gemilang, Tbk
Great Lakes cement producer selects ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer to increase production and reduce fuel consumption through digital optimization
Cement producer lowers operating costs by 3-5% across multiple plants with ABB Ability™ digital solutions
Global cement manufacturer optimizes operations with ABB Ability™ Advanced Digital Services

Did you know?

The cement industry currently accounts for approximately 7% of global CO₂ emissions.
If no action is taken, society’s need for concrete is predicted to generate 3.8 billion tons of CO₂ by 2050.
By adopting circular technologies, the cement industry could avoid or mitigate around 2 billion tons of CO₂ by 2050.
ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer results in maximizing the use of alternative fuels, increasing recovery in product by 1% to 3%, reducing quality variation by up to 30%, and increasing throughput by up to 8%.
ABB and Coolbrook’s collaboration will also help reduce carbon emissions in emission heavy industries by 100 megatons by 2030.

Latest insights

ABB and Coolbrook present groundbreaking solutions to help decarbonize the cement industry
ABB and Captimise minimize costs for the cement industry with Carbon Capture and Storage solutions
ABB and SaltX sign agreement for technology development to help decarbonize cement and other hard-to-abate industries
ABB reinvents process control with new generation human machine interfaces
Agile manufacturing in cement - How to respond to changes as a flock of birds
GPS for cement production planning and scheduling

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