Ecocem invests EUR12m in Moerdijk expansion
Ecocem is investing EUR12m (US$13.5m) in additional silo capacity, laboratory facilities and blending equipment at its Moerdijk operation in the Netherlands. Construction is und...
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JSW Cement approves 4Mta grinding expansion
JSW Cement ’s board has approved two grinding projects adding a combined 4Mta of capacity at its Vijayanagar and Dolvi operations in India. The company will invest approximately...
Newport slag mill awaits planning permission
An application by Cemminerals NV (Belgium) to build a vertical roller mill for grinding granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) at Newport Docks, UK, is awaiting final approval aft...
GGBS slag cuts 408Mt of CO2 from UK's OPC production in 2022
In 2022, around 38.5Mt of ferrous slag were produced in the European Union and the UK. Approximately, 99 per cent of this could be used primarily as a building material and in f...
GGBS unlikely to reduce GHG emissions, warns IStructE
The use of ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in concrete needs to be carefully considered, recommends a new paper from UK-based...
ECOCEM launches Superfine
Ecocem has launched Superfine, a low-carbon, super high-grade ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) for specialist applications onto the European market. Ecocem Superfine i...
Hanson UK delivers 10,000th Regen GGBS to Hinkley Point C
The 10,000 th load of Hanson’s Regen ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) has been delivered to the Hinkley Point C (HPC) new nuclear power station construction site in So...
Alkali-activated materials Premium
While blastfurnace slag and metakaolin are known to produce a binder phase following alkali activation, the range of alkali-activated materials is wider than these two materials...
Hanson UK launches green hydrogen power unit
A new green hydrogen power demonstration unit has been developed and installed at Hanson UK's Regen ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) plant in Port Talbot, south Wales....
Portland cement, lime and alkali-activated binders Premium
Following on from last month’s discussion regarding the production of alternatives to Portland cement clinker, Arthur Harrisson takes a closer look at alkali-activated binders. ...