Cement News tagged under: concrete
CEMEX and Ecocem start concrete trials at Heathrow Airport04 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX is partnering Heathrow Airport and Ecocem on a trial to explore the viability of lower-carbon concrete at the site. Following a series of lab and plant trials, the trial has been designed to test the concrete’s durability and longevity in a true to life airport setting. Initially two lower carbon solutions will be tested: a Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) equivalent mix containing 50 per cent GGBS, and a zero-clinker product. The lower carbon concrete will be trialled at t... |
C-Crete Technologies completes debut pour of cement-free concrete18 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsUS-based C-Crete Technologies has announced the inaugural pour of its breakthrough cement-free, ready-mix concrete in Seattle. According to the company, the concrete is essentially CO 2 -free and actually absorbs CO 2 from the air over time, with each tonne of C-Crete binder that replaces Portland cement preventing approximately 1t of CO 2 emissions. Around 60t of the new cement-free concrete have been used in the foundations of a project in Seattle to redevelop a 120-year old building. ... |
Ecocem to collaborate with Point.P on low-carbon building solutions17 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsPOINT.P, part of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution France, and Ecocem have reinforced their long history of commercial collaboration with a partnership announcement to develop and market low-carbon solutions for binders, concretes and mortars. This partnership will support POINT.P’s ambition to meet its target of reducing cement-related carbon emissions (ready-mix concrete, concrete blocks and prefabricated elements) by 35 per cent by 2030. For Ecocem, it will be an opportunity t... |
Aggregate Industries opens new RMC plant in Birmingham, UK05 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries has opened a second ready-mix concrete plant in Birmingham to increase its capacity and meet rapidly-growing demand in and around the UK’s second-largest city. The new, high-capacity site is located in Aston and will operate alongside its sister plant in Bordesley Green. Both sites are less than three miles from the city centre, making Aggregate Industries well placed to maintain its position as supplier of choice for major construction and infrastructure projects in B... |
World's first near-zero-carbon, 3D-printed homes04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsEco Material Technologies, North America’s leading provider of sustainable cement alternatives, and building company HIVE 3D have announced the world’s first near-zero-carbon, 3D-printed homes in Round Top, Texas, USA. The homes have been constructed using an eco-friendly, near-zero carbon cement mixture called PozzoCEM Vite ® , which offers 92 per cent lower emissions than traditional concrete and can set in just a few minutes. The homes range in size from 400-900ft 2 and are sustainabl... |
Sika continues Indian expansion03 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsSika is opening a new plant in Kharagpur, eastern India, as it continues to expand its production capacity in the Indian market. The plant will manufacture mortar products, concrete admixtures, and shotcrete accelerators for customers in the West Bengal region, which has more than 100m inhabitants. Alongside state-of-the-art manufacturing lines, the new factory includes office space, laboratories, and warehousing and logistics. Sika now has twelve manufacturing facilities in India and h... |
Aggregates Europe - UEPG joins Concrete Europe03 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsAggregates Europe – UEPG , which represents the European aggregates Industry in Brussels, has joined Concrete Europe as an associate member. According to Aggregates Europe - UEPG, the collaboration signifies its "collective commitment to shaping solutions for achieving the EU Green Deal within the construction ecosystem." “Joining Concrete Europe represents a significant step for Aggregates Europe – UEPG, enabling us to work more closely with other industry leaders in deve... |
GCCA shortlists 15 start-ups for Innovandi Open Challenge03 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsFifteen start-ups have been shortlisted by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), from a global list of applications, for its pioneering Innovandi Open Challenge scheme, to work on developing low-carbon concrete. The Innovandi Open Challenge brings together start-ups and the industry’s leading manufacturers to work together on innovative ways to cut emissions and accelerate progress. Between March to May this year, a pplications were invited from start-ups interested in wo... |
Concrete Europe welcomes new president29 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsConcrete Europe warmly welcomes Marco Borroni as its new president, who is also the former president of ERMCO (the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organisation). Borroni succeeds Norbert Schröter, who has effectively steered the organisation in the last years. Under Schröter's leadership, Concrete Europe has kept playing an instrumental role in conveying the concrete sector’s pivotal role in achieving the objectives of the EU Green Deal to policymakers and stakeholders alike. Borroni... |
World's largest 3D printed building completed20 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe world’s largest 3D printed building has been completed in Florida, USA. The project is a luxury equestrian facility that has been completed by Florida-based Printed Farms using COBOD’s BOD2 construction 3D printer. Located in Wellington, southern Florida, the new building has a total floor area of 939m 2 , is 4m high, 47m long and 25m wide. According to COBOD, it has been designed to withstand the extreme weather challenges of the region, including hurricanes and tropical storms, with... |