Cement News tagged under: slag cement
AfriSam expects carbon tax to boost slagment sales24 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsAfriSam is helping to support customers seeking to reduce their carbon footprint with its 'slagment', which is expected to see an increasing rise in popularity following the new carbon tax in South Africa, which comes into force in June 2019. AfriSam's dedicated slagment plant in Vanderbijlpark has the capacity to produce over 0.8Mta of slagment, along with over 0.2Mt of blended cementitious products. For over half a century, AfriSam has produced its trade-named 'slagment' from ground granu... |
PT Indocement25 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn 13 September PT Indocement launched its new product – Tiga Roda Superslag Cement. Slag cement is seen as the answer to market demand for a cement which offers low-heat hydration and is environmentally friendly due to its reduced CO 2 emissions. According to the company, its new TR Superslag Cement is particularly recommended for jetty and dam projects, we well as concrete paving and foundations. It is seen by Indocement as its commitment to “continuously innovate and deliver cement pr... |
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa launches Tiga Roda (TR) Slag cement15 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Tiga Roda cement (HeidelbergCement group), has launched its new Tiga Roda (TR) Superslag cement product. President Director of Indocement, Christian Kartawijaya, said the rapid development in Indonesia demands a new breakthrough in the world of construction. Slag cement is the answer to market demands for low-heat hydration cement as a mass concrete raw material, high-sulphate resistance rate and durable product. "Slag cement is highly recommended for doc... |
Butra HeidelbergCement launches new brand of cement12 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsButra HeidelbergCement (BHC) Sdn Bhd, the only cement producer in Brunei Darussalam, has expanded its product line under the Brunei Cement brand with the launch of the 52.5 Brunei Cement. Brunei Cement, a combination of clinker, gypsum and slag, is readily available nationwide in more than 80 per cent of the hardware retail outlets in Brunei Darussalam. A launch ceremony for the new cement product held on 6 September was attended by BHC Managing Director, Marcelino Ugarte, together wit... |
UltraTech Cement commissions slag cement grinding works15 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement said it has commissioned a slag cement grinding works at Patliputra in Bihar, India. "The company has commissioned a 0.3Mta slag cement manufacturing capacity at its existing facilities at Patliputra in Bihar," UltraTech Cement said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. "This will bolster our capabilities to meet the growing demand for slag cement from the markets of eastern India," it added. With the commissioning of this manufacturing capacity, the company's cemen... |
USA: slag cement shipments up 12%21 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced that in 2016 slag cement shipments showed a YoY increase of 12 per cent. President of the SCA, Ed Griffith: “I am pleased that this 12 per cent increase in shipments represents the strength of our economy and the increased understanding of the benefits of slag cement in the design, specification, and construction communities.” |
Hanson UK to release new slag cement at Ecobuild 201702 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsHanson UK is showcasing a range of specialist concretes at the Concrete and Masonry Pavilion at Ecobuild 2017, at the Excel in London 7-9 March 2017. Stand D129 will include Regen ® GGBS (ground granulated blast furnace slag), a low-carbon cement replacement manufactured from a byproduct of the iron-making industry. It reduces the carbon impact of concrete through both its manufacture and its use, replacing 1t of Portland cement with 1t of Regen ® reduces its embodied CO 2 by arou... |
South Africa: AfriSam sees market potential for slag cements15 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsMike McDonald, manager of AfriSam’s Centre of Product Excellence, says that he expects demand for better-performing cements with a low clinker content to grow in South Africa. This is considering the proposed introduction of a carbon tax in South Africa commencing in 2017, and the 'green' building and infrastructure movements that have brought a heightened awareness of the embodied energy and carbon of building materials. AfriSam’s Centre of Product Excellence has itself developed a s... |
India: UltraTech’s plan for Bokaro plant moves forward10 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement’s project to build a new 1.5Mta plant at Bokaro in Jharkhand has moved a step closer to realisation after the district authorities gave it their support, the Times of India reports. Rai Mahimapat Ray, managing director of the Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority, said: "We discussed the additional land requirements for a railway siding, levelling of the allotted 50-acre plot, availability of slag and other raw materials locally and formalities for environmental cl... |
Fly ash and slag cements27 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsWhile cements containing fly ash or GGBS have different strength properties to ordinary Portland cement, they also benefit from improved durability and workability. A key factor in strength development is the provision of calcium silicate hydrate. Concrete made with cement which includes fly ash or ggbs will have different strength properties than that made with cement which contains purely clinker and gypsum Although a particular material may be cheaper per kilogram or per t... |