Ministry of Commerce & Industry
NCB signs two landmark MoUs for advancing decarbonization and technological innovation in cement industry
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28 NOV 2024 7:20PM by PIB Delhi
The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB), an organization under the administrative control of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during the 18th NCB International Conference and Exhibition on Cement and Concrete held at Yashobhoomi, IICC Dwarka.The event will conclude on 29th November 2024 with the presentation of National Awards for Cement Industry to the best participating cement plants and Best Paper Awards to papers of special merit presented during the conference.
An MoU was signed between NCB and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), India to promote research in the area of decarbonization within the Indian cement sector. The MoU was signed by Dr. L P Singh, Director General of NCB, and Sh. Manoj Rustagi, Director of GCCA, India. This will boost the ongoing efforts in making the Indian Cement Industry “Net Zero” by 2070.
Also, another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NCB and AIC-Plasmatech Innovation Foundation in the application of Thermal Plasma Torch Technology in Cement production. The MoU was signed by Dr. L P Singh (Director General-NCB) and Dr. Nirav Jamnapara (Director-AIC Plasmatech). This MoU will explore the potential applications of Thermal Plasma Technologies in the Cement Manufacturing Process.
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