Concrete news

The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) worldwide ‘CEO Gathering’ got underway in Atlanta, USA, bringing together CEOs of leading cement and concrete companies, as well as policymakers and built environment leaders to progress the implementation of the industry’s roadmap to net zero.

A 100% carbon neutral concrete product has been used to kick-start development at The Berkeley Group’s Watford housing scheme, ‘The Eight Gardens.’

Tang Yong and Li Qiang, Southwest Cement Group, and Adam Feng, W. L. Gore & Associates, share how a dust collection system upgrade helped improve environmental results, reduce operating costs and increase productivity for the Lisen Cement Plant in Deyang, China.

CEMEX Ventures, together with Dysruptek, Ferrovial, GS Futures, Hilti, VINCI Group's Leonard and NOVA by Saint-Gobain, recently celebrated the Pitchday event for the ten winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2021.

Jan Jenisch takes up the role with immediate effect and succeeds outgoing President, Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH.

The company has announced that it has donated more than US$30 000 worth of ready-mix concrete to support the construction of the newly-opened and inaugurated facility for the Mexican Consulate in Houston, Texas.

The company has inaugurated three new expansion plants for ready-mix concrete located in Sonsonate, La Paz and Apopa. Holcim also inaugurated an aggregates plant, located in the Tepeagua canton of the La Libertad municipality.

Lafarge Canada has released new Environmental Product Declarations for its ECOPact concrete.

The company is introducing customers to its Water Add Meter (WAM) to measure the amount of water added before and during pours to help validate concrete quality.

The company has invested £2 million to upgrade its King’s Cross concrete plant, doubling capacity at the central London site.