Construction news

As part of GCC’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions, GCC will fully convert the Minnesota market to portland limestone cement (PLC), a high-quality cement that lowers the carbon footprint of concrete.

The company forecasts that the Sri Lankan construction industry will contract by 4.6% in real terms in 2022 against the previous projection of 9.2% growth.

The construction output in Northeast Asia is forecast to record a 4.2% growth and reach US$4.71 trillion in 2022 compared to US$4.52 trillion in 2021, according to GlobalData.

The company has installed its distributed control system (DCS) automation platform to upgrade three grinding units at Star Super Cement in Dubai, UAE.

The cement works in Gmunden and Rohrdorf are currently reducing 5500 t of CO2 per year, which corresponds to around 50 000 truck journeys, by using more rail transport instead of trucks.

The app offers a simpler way to handle concrete purchases as it provides real time order tracking.

The company ended 2021 with net profit of R$1.6 billion, an increase of 244% compared to 2020.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Tokuyama Corporation for the implementation of a CO2 capture demonstration testing programme at their cement plant.

The Company’s Supervisory Board met on 25 March 2022 and reviewed the 2021 accounts approved by the Management Board. The audit procedures have been completed and the audit report on the certification is being issued.

The companies have launched a joint pilot project so that high-quality concrete can be produced from demolition material.