Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications

Demand for ready-mix concrete market in the UK is estimated to be over 24mn³ annually, says a new BDS report.

World Cement Association (WCA) director Emir Adiguzel says that, after the past two years of post-covid high demand, 2023 is set to be a difficult year for the cement industry with a number of issues coming to the fore.

Construction products provider GCP, which is part of Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, has joined the World Cement Association as an associate corporate member. 

Heidelberg Materials says it has successfully placed its first sustainability-linked bond.

CEMEX is introducing a new range of bio-sourced admixtures designed for a reduced carbon footprint.

Heidelberg Materials is planning to equip the Antoing plant of its Belgian subsidiary CBR with a hybrid carbon capture unit. 

Ambuja Cement has won the National Award for Energy Excellence in the Indian cement industry.

Heidelberg Materials' Swedish subsidiary Cementa is being allowed to continue quarrying material at its Slite limestone quarries on the island of Gotland, the country's Land and Environmental Court has announced.

The second edition of the CarbonZero Global Conference and Exhibition has been announced for October 26 and 27, 2023 in Lyon, France.