
Aggregate Industries launches green concrete in the UK
The company has launched its new low carbon range of concrete, ECOPact, which reduces the carbon emissions of concrete by between 30% and 70%.
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The company has launched its new low carbon range of concrete, ECOPact, which reduces the carbon emissions of concrete by between 30% and 70%.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Australasia’s construction output is expected to contract by 4.8% in 2020, with hopes that the region will bounce back in 2021, says GlobalData.

The UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year.

The World Cement Association has announced its knowledge partnership with Decarb Connect, an organisation which supports the scale and acceleration of industrial carbonisation.

The company forecasts that construction output across Eastern Europe will fall by 2% in 2020, whilst output in Western Europe will plummet by 7.3%.

Pat Ward has informed the Board of his intention to retire as Group Chief Executive and a Director of Breedon Group during 2021.

For the past 10 years, CEMEX and the CEMEX-Tecnológico de Monterrey Centre for Sustainable Development have presented the award to support high-impact projects that promote economic growth and social commitment.

GlobalData’s MEED reports that the shareholders’ decision to liquidate Arabtec highlights the troubles facing the Gulf’s construction industry and how Arabtec’s market value has descended over the past decade.

The companies are partnering up on the development of a new water-resistant paper bag called ‘Rain Barrier’ for the Australian construction market.

The company has confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of KnowledgeScape, a leader in digital optimisation solutions for the mineral processing industry.

Ken Loh, Pan-United Corporation, discusses an intelligent optimisation platform, which uses AI and analytics among other technologies, to overcome operational challenges commonly faced in the construction industry.

CTP Team Italy recently signed a turnkey EPC contract with Secil Group for a new Waste Heat Recovery System for Outão Cement factory, Portugal.