Industry Insights
November 20, 2023
The death of CEM I?
The future of cement with the updated BS 8500: Learn about ternary cement combinations, their impact on sustainability and UK construction.
Industry Insights
Industry Insights
September 29, 2023
Delivering critical minerals and rare earth elements – a realistic vision?
Critical minerals and minerals are in the majority of the items you use daily and a vital part of the infrastructure of our towns and cities.
Industry Insights
March 13, 2023
Sulphur – the missing link between soils, crops, and nutrition.
Sulphur is an essential mineral nutrient which has been overshadowed by talk about NP& K. Sulphur has a central role in the production of amino acids methionine & cysteine, which are the building blocks of protein in plants, directly impacting the nutritional value of human and livestock feeds.
Industry Insights
October 10, 2022
Residential Development, Bristol – Gypsol Case Study
Discover how Gypsol TS-15 screed transformed the Keynsham project. Gypsol TS-15 outperforms traditional methods in cost, speed, & efficiency.
Industry Insights
September 8, 2022
Calcifert to aid organic farming
Organic farming refers to the production or growth of food without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, or artificial chemicals.
Industry Insights
October 13, 2021
A call for action to extract REE’s in Europe
The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) has released its Action Plan to secure access to Rare Earths for European industry. It concludes that 95% of electric vehicles use rare earths in traction motors and that Europe does not have any rare earth extraction.
Industry Insights
August 26, 2021
Lower EU limits for cadmium in food advantage for the production of sustainable mineral fertilisers
The European Commission has adopted a regulation on new lower limit values for cadmium in certain foods, which could benefit LKAB's plans to extract phosphorus from mining waste.
Industry Insights
December 17, 2020
The mine, the food and the environment
"It's a matter of achieving a sustainable raw-materials or materials supply. Here, ReeMAP is a good example"
Industry Insights
October 15, 2020
Fossil-free mineral fertilizer vital for agriculture
”Input materials are an important part of the striving towards fossil-free agriculture. Lifecycle analyses of one kilo of wheat show that as much as a third of the carbon-dioxide footprint comes from mineral fertilizer," explains Claes Johansson, Lantmännen's head of sustainable development.
Industry Insights
March 19, 2020
Recycled minerals wanted but not always valued
At this year's Mineral Recycling Forum, we presented LKAB’s way to sustainability with a focus on initiatives to recycle waste and by-products to create tomorrow’s resources.
