Creating breakthrough innovations for sustainability in construction sector 

Dalmia Bharat collaborates with FLSmith & Co., to develop ideas to identify substitution of conventional energy and combustion models.

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, signed a MoU to collaborate in the research and development of disruptive solutions for next generation cement manufacturing. 

The MoU was signed under “Green Strategic Partnership” initiatives of Denmark and India that cover all aspects of energy and climate changes. The MoU forms a cornerstone exchange of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three nation European visit, focussed to boost ties in the areas of trade, energy and green technology. With the acquiescence of both the Prime Ministers and the concurrence of the Denmark Government, it would now be possible to set up industrial demonstration projects under Green Strategic Partnership for new and emerging decarbonisation technologies.

As per the MoU, both companies will cooperate on a wide spectrum of focus areas such as creating new ideas and breakthrough solutions to substitute conventional energy with renewable resources through chemical composition analysis and innovations in the combustion methods. They will also work to identify solutions to eliminate greenhouse gases and other emissions to reach the long term goal of zero emissions by integrating primary mitigation and filtration methods.

Both sides commit to contribute ideas and R&D for an industrial scale cement production facility where breakthrough sustainability innovations for cement and construction industry would be developed. Joint research projects can be conducted, respecting each other’s research ideas, copyrights, patents, and contributing resources. Successful research results might be patented by both parties, complying with the distribution of benefits according to international standards and in accordance with Indian and international laws.

Commenting on the historic tie-up, Mahendra Singhi, Managing Director and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, said, “The extensive scope of the MoU will leave a significant impact on key areas like fossil fuel substitution with industrial wastes, possibilities of implementing carbon capture and usage in cement plants and low carbon GHG cements. For India and Dalmia Cement in particular, we are keen to develop a roadmap for the implementation of Industry 4.0 with totally decarbonised cement plants and a Lighthouse cement factory in the country, strictly adhering to the business philosophy: Clean and Green is Profitable and Sustainable.”

Carsten Riisberg Lund, Cement Industry President, FLSmidth, said, “A green transition of the cement industry is at the core of what we do, and we are pleased to work alongside Dalmia Cement in reaching our joint ambitions. Through our MissionZero initiative, we are supporting customers in both the mining and cement industries move towards zero emissions by 2030. Today’s signing marks the start of a collaboration to accelerate the development and implementation of the solutions needed to decarbonise the cement and concrete industry, exploiting our respective advantages as industry leaders.”

Though available technologies allow to be compliant to applicable environmental standards, Dalmia and FLSmidth are convinced that substantial gains can be achieved following a Clean, Green, Profitable and Sustainable solutions development as well as adoption in the industry.