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Global Concrete Market set for a green future worth $300bn
Global Concrete Market set for a green future worth $300bn If concrete was a country, it would have been the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter behind only China and the US. This is no surpr...
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Scaling Solar Energy to decarbonize Cement production
Scaling Solar Energy to decarbonize Cement production CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX...
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Prometheus Materials achieves ASTM certification for Bio-Cement
Prometheus Materials achieves ASTM certification for Bio-Cement Prometheus Materials, a leader in sustainable building materials, has achieved foundational certifications ASTM C129 for nonloadbearing...
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Minnich Manufacturing redesigns industry-leading A-1C Dowel Pin Drill
Minnich Manufacturing redesigns industry-leading A-1C Dowel Pin Drill Minnich Manufacturing has redesigned its industry-leading A-1C dowel pin drill to offer concrete contractors the same high-quality...
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Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete
Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, offers curb tools that pair seamlessly with the comp...
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Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green
Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green Lafarge Canada has been consistently advancing in their journey to Net-Zero. The largest provider of sustainable and innovative building solutions i...
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Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls
Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls “Our houses are crumbling!” reads a banner at a demonstration in Dublin. “100% reparation,” reads T-shirts worn by par...
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Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement
Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement An environmentally sustainable building material which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction i...
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Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge
Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge Water treatment sludge could be used to prevent 117,000 kilometres of sewer pipes in Australia from cracking in future, without an...
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Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork
Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork At the south end of Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 3, with its futuristic design, is currently one of Europe’s largest...
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Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026
Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026 The Global polymer concrete market is forecasted to reach USD 757.7 Million by 2026, according to a new report by Reports and Data. A s...
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Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil
Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil Factories in various industries use vegetable oils. These can be both edible oils and technical ones, which are used, for example, for lubricating...
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Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park
Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park Lafarge Canada was proud to announce an in-kind donation of ECOPact low-carbon concrete, with a market value of over...
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Concrete Roads 2023 now open for Registration
Concrete Roads 2023 now open for Registration Next year, on June 25–28, Krakow will host the 14th edition of the international event devoted to concrete roads. Held every four years (last time in Berl...
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Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs
Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs Cortec® Corporation, the home of MCI® Technology, is pleased to announce its new, improved MCI®-2040 High Performance Vertical/Overhead Repa...
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Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change
Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change Nothing less than the future of the concrete industry – and the world’s climate – is at stake in a research project trying to devise ways to make low-carbon conc...
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Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam
Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam Doka, the international formwork and scaffolding expert, is demonstrating its expertise in dam construction as the principa...
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FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction
FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction FARO® Technologies, a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced the release of FARO Flatness Check, the company’s fi...
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Precast Concrete is key to cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint
Precast Concrete is key to cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25% factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of to...
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Concrete monitoring innovation increases strength by 30 percent
Concrete monitoring innovation increases strength by 30 percent To increase the strength of concrete, researchers are coming up with new ways to reinforce it, usually with metal structures or nanofibe...
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Wirtgen Slipform Pavers bringing innovation and a world premiere to bauma 2022
Wirtgen Slipform Pavers bringing innovation and a world premiere to bauma 2022 In addition to the SP 15(i) and SP 20(i) offset pavers at this year’s Bauma, Wirtgen is also showing a complete paving tr...
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Aggregate Industries and Coomtech champion Sustainable Cement with BEIS Grant
Aggregate Industries and Coomtech champion Sustainable Cement with BEIS Grant As it seeks to create a roadmap to net zero by 2030, leading construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, in par...
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Partnership designing Zero-Carbon Bricks and Bio-Concrete Materials
Partnership designing Zero-Carbon Bricks and Bio-Concrete Materials Global design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill partnered with Prometheus Materials, a leader in zero-carbon building materials, t...
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CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022
CIFA to promote the Sustainable Jobsite at Bauma 2022 CIFA is on show at Bauma 2022 at the stand of its parent company Zoomlion, and at a stand dedicated to the “Underground” world with a...
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United Cement Group striving to improve energy efficiency in Central Asia
United Cement Group striving to improve energy efficiency in Central Asia Today, countries of all over the world strive for even higher efficiency of electricity consumption by adopting advanced mecha...
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Doka UniKit Formwork brings plug and play to Smart Infrastructure
Doka UniKit Formwork brings plug and play to Smart Infrastructure UniKit is a universal engineering kit for heavy loads developed by Doka for improved safety and efficiency in infrastructure construct...
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Scientists discover new way to diagnose Cracks in Concrete
Scientists discover new way to diagnose Cracks in Concrete A chemical reaction that causes concrete to crack and deteriorate can now be identified without harm, according to Argonne scientists. Althou...
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Concrete roads in Uzbekistan could last 20 years longer
Concrete roads in Uzbekistan could last 20 years longer In the last few years, the Republic of Uzbekistan has been working on road development. Until recently, a large proportion of domestic roadway s...
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CEMEX invests in ObraLink Automated Concrete Monitoring Technology
CEMEX invests in ObraLink Automated Concrete Monitoring Technology CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that CEMEX Ventures, its corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, is investing in ObraLink...
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Hydrogen fuel enhancement system reducing emissions for Butler Concrete and Aggregate
Hydrogen fuel enhancement system reducing emissions for Butler Concrete and Aggregate Located in the rapidly developing area of Vancouver Island, Butler Concrete and Aggregate Ltd. has implemented a h...
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Recycled Rubber Concrete flexes into the residential market
Recycled Rubber Concrete flexes into the residential market A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tyres repurposed into concrete for residential constructions as new research from...
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Lafarge in Richmond commits to lower Carbon from Cement by 100 percent
Lafarge in Richmond commits to lower Carbon from Cement by 100 percent Marking a big shift in helping to reduce CO2 emissions in construction across Western Canada, Lafarge announced today that their...
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Paradigm shift needed to forecast corrosion within Civil Engineering Structures
Paradigm shift needed to forecast corrosion within Civil Engineering Structures The most common cause of degradation and failures of reinforced concrete structures is chloride-induced corrosion of its...
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PERI InSite Construction Pressure Monitoring wins major awards
PERI InSite Construction Pressure Monitoring wins major awards The PERI InSite Construction (ISC) Pressure Monitoring Set for formwork systems has won the British Construction Industry Award for Produ...
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Concrete Formworks – Recommended Safety Measures and Checklist
Concrete Formworks – Recommended Safety Measures and Checklist As a builder, it is essential that you plan and implement safety measures for formworks onsite and during construction. Incorrect i...
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GSSI announces Florida showcase to focus on GPR for Concrete and Utility Markets
GSSI announces Florida showcase to focus on GPR for Concrete and Utility Markets GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, will be hosting a Florida Showcase...
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Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany
Doka technology powers construction of new hydroelectric power plant in Germany This year, the catchcry in Töging will be “Water on!” and the Inn canal, partially drained for the last phas...
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Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project
Skanska trials low carbon reinforced concrete on National Highways M42 project An industry-first low carbon reinforced concrete solution is being trialled on National Highways M42 Junction 6 improveme...
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CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants
CEMEX and Synhelion develop fully solar powered Cement Plants CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and Synhelion announce the successful production of the world’s first solar clinker, the key component of cement, a...
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World of Concrete 2022 hailed a success for Industry Connection and Advancement
World of Concrete 2022 hailed a success for Industry Connection and Advancement World of Concrete, Informa Markets’ premiere exhibition serving the thriving construction and masonry industries,...
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Minnich launches new Controlled Speed Vibrator at World of Concrete 2022
Minnich launches new Controlled Speed Vibrator at World of Concrete 2022 Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring system...
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NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers increase Northern Europe investment Algoma Central Corporation, a leading provider of marine transportation services, and Nova Marine a Europe based ship-owning and operatin...
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LafargeHolcim acquires Marshall Concrete Products in the US Midwest
LafargeHolcim acquires Marshall Concrete Products in the US Midwest Today, LafargeHolcim in the United States announced the acquisition of Marshall Concrete Products, a longstanding and trusted suppli...
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Lafarge Ultra Green Cement delivers Sustainable Mining to Kitimat in Canada
Lafarge Ultra Green Cement delivers Sustainable Mining to Kitimat in Canada As a leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge Canada is making it easier for mining companies to ext...
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ULMA introduces new VR-L Large Modular Flying Tableform Shoring System
ULMA introduces new VR-L Large Modular Flying Tableform Shoring System The new versatile VR-L Table is ideal for projects with large square footage. The system is designed to boost productivity at the...
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GCCA reveals roadmap to achieve Concrete Net Zero emissions
GCCA reveals roadmap to achieve Concrete Net Zero emissions Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers today join forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to...
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Tomb of Roman Noblewoman reveals ancient concrete secrets
Tomb of Roman Noblewoman reveals ancient concrete secrets Over time, concrete cracks and crumbles. Well, most concrete cracks and crumbles. Structures built in ancient Rome are still standing, exhibit...
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Doka brings its InnovationTowers to the Expo in Dubai
Doka brings its InnovationTowers to the Expo in Dubai After a one-year postponement, the Expo 2020 will open its doors in Dubai for six months starting on 1 October 2021. Doka will be there, presentin...
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Wirtgen sets World records with SP 1600 concrete slipform paver in India
Wirtgen sets World records with SP 1600 concrete slipform paver in India During the construction of a motorway, between the major Indian city of Vadodara and the global metropolis of Mumbai, the Wirtg...
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LafargeHolcim first in US to convert to low-carbon Portland Limestone Cement
LafargeHolcim first in US to convert to low-carbon Portland Limestone Cement As part of a global effort to adopt more sustainable products and lower the industry’s carbon footprint, LafargeHolcim in t...
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