▪ Abstract The cement industry contributes about 5% to global anthropogenic CO 2 emissions,
making the cement industry an important sector for CO 2 -emission mitigation strategies. …

The circular economy (CE) is perceived as a sustainable economic system where the economic
growth is decoupled from the resources use, through the reduction and recirculation of …

A critical review of the literature highlighted the need for a new taxonomy encompassing the
most relevant barriers stemmed from previous studies, and accounting for interactions and …

The second government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte specified aspirations towards a
circular economy in its 2012 Coalition Agreement. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the …

For most materials used to provide buildings, infrastructure, equipment and products, global
stocks are still sufficient to meet anticipated demand, but the environmental impacts of …

All goods and services produced in an economy are directly and/or indirectly associated
with energy use and, according to the type of fuel utilized, with CO 2 emissions as well. …

Cement is considered one of the most important building materials around the world. It is
mainly used for the production of concrete. Concrete is a mixture of inert mineral aggregates, …

We review the relationship between energy efficiency improvement measures and productivity
in industry. We review over 70 industrial case studies from widely available published …

This chapter focuses on the key energy-intensive industries: iron and steel, chemicals (including
fertilizers), petroleum refining, minerals (cement, lime, glass and ceramics), and pulp …

This study assesses the environmental impact of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle-to-fibre
recycling using the methodology of life-cycle assessment (LCA). Four recycling cases, …