BSI publishes guidance on alternative binders
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published its latest code of practice, “Lower Carbon Concrete – Alternative Binder Systems (ABS) – BSI Flex 350 Version 2”, aimed at...
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A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete
Concrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long...
Cambridge University research proposes cement recycling
Cyrille Dunant, a materials scientist at Cambridge University, is one of a team of scientists working on a method to recycle cement and reduce the environmental impact of the c...
Cimsa buys into UK and Irish building material markets
This week, Cimsa (Sabanci Group) has made an agreement to acquire Mannok in Ireland in a EUR330m deal. With this acquisition, the Turkiye-based cement producer will increase it...
MPA study finds waste clay and bricks could reduce embodied carbon of cement by 30%
Using waste clay and bricks in the cement production process could reduce the final product’s embodied carbon by as much as 30 per cent, according to a recent report. Led by...
Mevocrete project moves to production
Material Evolution (UK) have worked with academic and industrial partners to develop and optimise low carbon geo polymer cement technology for production in the Mevocrete proje...
Veolia increases solvent recovery capacity raising alternative fuel volumes
UK resource management company Veolia has expanded solvent recovery capacity at its facility in Garston, Liverpool, to 86,000tpa to meet the growing demand for more sustai...
Mannok improves ESG data collection
Mannok in UK and Ireland has installed SustainIQ to enhance its sustainability efforts and to streamline its environmental social governance (ESG) reporting. The installat...
Cemex installs renewable energy at Alrewas site
Cemex has installed an innovative renewable energy project at its Alrewas ready-mixed concrete plant in Staffordshire, UK. The system, which uses a 90kWh battery along with s...
Aggregate Industries recruits CCUS specialist
Aggregate Industries has welcomed Tom Murphy to the team in the role of Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Project Manager. Mr Murphy joins from Tata Chemical Euro...