Concrete news

UK building materials companies, Breedon Group and Tarmac, have completed an asset swap that sees Breedon acquire four quarries and an asphalt plant and Tarmac gain 23 ready-mixed concrete plants.

The 2400 tpd Duna Drava Cement clinker line in Vác has been successfully re-commissioned and put into production in April 2018.

CEMEX US is supplying more than 80 000 cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete to the new Turnberry Ocean Club Residence.

Hanson UK, a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry, has been awarded a £350 million contract for Cwmbran hospital in south Wales.

The Making Concrete Change: Innovation in Low-carbon Cement and Concrete report argues that although the sector has made some progress reducing its emissions, any progress made has been more than matched by increasing demand.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association has named Albert Manifold as its first President, supported by CEMEX’s Fernando A. González and CNBM’s Jianglin Cai.

Graphene, which is stronger and more water resistant than existing concretes, has been produced using new nanotechnology.

Portland Cement Association envisions infrastructure stimulation over the next two years.

CDP states that cement companies urgently need to more than double their emissions reductions or risk missing climate goals.

A reduction of direct carbon dioxide emissions by 24% could be achieved by 2050 due to a combination of technology and policy solutions.