Mission Possible reports says CCUS is falling short
Ten of the world’s largest cement and concrete companies, including Heidelberg Materials , CEMEX and Holcim , have joined architects, engineers and construction firms in a colle...
Concrete
229 posts · Page 12 of 23
Swiss team draws on archives to develop low-carbon binders
A team of experts from EPFL (Switzerland), ETH Zurich and a Geneva-based architecture firm has developed a new type of non-reinforced concrete made from stone offcuts. Their met...
CEMEX supplies Vertua to Puerto Vallarta airport
CEMEX is supplying its Vertua lower-carbon concrete for the construction of Terminal 2 at Puerto Vallarta’s International Airport, Mexico, which aims to be one of the most susta...
New ACC plant marks third investment by Holcim Romania
Holcim Romania has completed its EUR15m investment in its autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) plant in Adjud, expanding the unit’s capacity by approximately 45 per cent. The proje...
Strong 3Q results from Vulcan boost full-year forecasts
Vulcan Materials Co has reported revenues of US$2186m in the third quarter of 2023, up from US$2088m in the same period a year earlier. Gross profit over the same timeframe has ...
CEMEX supplies Vertua to world's 10th-largest football stadium
CEMEX has supplied its Vertua water-permeable concrete for the renovation of the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Football Stadium, the 10th-largest stadium in the world and...
Milk and sugar with your cement?
Researchers in Melbourne are trialling adding coffee grounds to concrete to eliminate waste. Each year Australia produces around 83,000t of ground coffee and chaff, the majority...
Breedon Ireland reports 48% profit growth in 2022
Breedon Ireland , the Irish cement-making business of the UK-based Breedon Group , reported profit of EUR21.5m in 2022, up 48 per cent from EUR14.5m in the previous year. Revenu...
CEMEX supplies Vertua to the world's largest medical complex
CEMEX is providing more than 20,000 cubic yards of Vertua lower-carbon concrete for Houston Methodist’s Centennial Tower, the newest addition to the largest medical complex in t...
Cemento Polpaico closes two concrete plants
Chile-based Cemento Polpaico announced the closure of two concrete plants in Quilín and Renca, Metropolitan Region, as well as the temporary halt of operations at the Aconcagua ...