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Scott Bros and Teesside University join forces on on low-carbon concrete

04 April 2024, Published under Cement News

UK-based aggregates firm Scott Bros is working with Teesside University to run trials to see by much it can reduce the OPC content in concrete. The company, which specialises in recycling material into aggregates for the construction industry, has been investigating uses for filter cake, which is a byproduct from its wash plant, which converts construction and waste into sand and aggregate. The use of low-value filter cake as alternative binder could enable concrete producers to reduce the...

CEMEX supplies Vertua to Dubai tower

09 November 2023, Published under Cement News

CEMEX is supplying its Vertua lower-carbon concrete for the Cavalli Tower, a 70-storey luxury residential building set to become a landmark in Dubai Marina. The tower will feature interior design by the Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli and architectural design by the award-winning architect Shaun Khila. CEMEX provided Vertua lower-carbon concrete with a carbon footprint approximately 35 per cent lower than traditional concretes for this building.  “Thanks to our experience in p...

Holcim US rolls out ECOPact to Dallas-Fort Worth

27 September 2023, Published under Cement News

Building on the success and growth of its ECOPact low-carbon concrete, Holcim US has now introduced the sustainable construction material in the rapidly expanding Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. An industrywide commitment to lowering the carbon footprint of the built environment is driving the construction sector to act quickly to decarbonise by midcentury, says Holcim.
       “Dallas-Fort Worth has consistently ranked as one of the nation’s fastest-growing areas over the last decade,” sai...

Kayasand receives NZD3.5m investment boost

01 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Kayasand, a New Zealand distributor of sand manufacturing technology, is working to produce more sustainable concrete with up to 20 per cent less carbon emissions. To help achieve its aims, it has received NZD3.5m (US$2.1m) from New Zealand Green Investment Finance and NZD1.8m from private investors. The company’s technology removes water and sand mining from the concrete equation, according to the Waikato Times. As a result, the technology can reduce or in some cases eliminate the need ...

Laing O'Rourke makes low-carbon concrete mandatory in UK

20 April 2023, Published under Cement News

International engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has announced that low-carbon concrete is now standard on all its UK projects. The new mandate, which applies to all UK projects that begin main construction on or after 1 April 2023, will result in a significant reduction in the company’s scope 3 carbon emissions. According to the company, the overall carbon reduction will be 28 per cent when compared with the company’s concrete usage in 2022, equating to a saving of 14,400t CO ...

Secil launches Concrete Verdi Zero

22 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Secil has launched Concrete Verdi Zero, the first concrete with zero CO₂ emissions in Portugal, an innovative and sustainable product that meets the objectives of achieving carbon neutrality in the cement industry by 2050 and the necessary decarbonisation of the construction sector.     “With the launch of Verdi Zero concrete, Secil takes a step forward in the construction of a more sustainable future, with buildings and infrastructures that are less carbon-intensive and have less im...

Heracles Cement launches Improved ECOPact concretes

27 April 2021, Published under Cement News

Heracles Group (Lafargeholcim) has released a new series of ECOPact concretes, adding to its 'green' product portfolio. This is the first series of concrete in the Greek market with low-carbon footprint, claims Heracles Cement. Based on an improved composition of CEM II 32.5 N cement , which bears the 'green' ECO mark of LafargeHolcim, the ECOPact concrete series is distinguished for improved sustainability performance, as it is produced with 30 per cent lower CO emissions compared to tra...

Cemex launches Vertua® in Mexico

09 December 2020, Published under Cement News

Cemex SAB de CV has announced that its Vertua ® low-carbon and net-zero products are now available in Mexico after a successful introduction in Europe. The Vertua ® range of products has been developed by Cemex's Research and Development Centre in Switzerland and is part of the company's components to reach net-zero CO 2 concrete for all products and geographies by 2050. Since 1 December 2020, Vertua ® has been available in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Cancun, Tijuana, León, Q...