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Welcome to the second issue of 2026, a collection that embodies the spirit of innovation and sustainability shaping the future of construction technology and materials engineering. This edition brings together 19 insightful contributions spanning cutting-edge research, industry trends,...
Photo: RMC trucks at a construction side (Credit by Hallet Group)The Government of South Australia will provide an AUD12M loan to the Hallett Group to back a unique green cement transformation project (GCTP). Hallett is the largest integrated supplier of building, construction and mining materials ...
Photo: Mordovcement production plant (Credit by CEMROS)CEMROS, Russia’s largest cement producer, announced to rebalance production capacity and redistribute output volumes among the company's facilities, while mothballing certain facilities, due to the declining cement demand. The company is ...
Photo: Roanoke integrated cement plant (Credit Titan Group)Titan Materials’ subsidiary Titan America has entered into an agreement to acquire Keystone Cement. Keystone operates an integrated cement plant in Bath in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh valley with a cement capacity of 0.9 Mta, serving a 5.6 Mta ...
Arcos cement plant in Minas Gerais (Credit CSN)CSN (Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional), Brazil’s major steelmaker, announced the divestment of major non-core assets to cut increasing debts and to allow capital restructuring. The company has struggled in recent years with an elevated debt load of R$56.3...
Photo: Willow Tree quarry (Credit Mass Group Holding)Australia’s Maas Group Holding (MGH) announced that it will sell its construction materials division for up to A$1.7bn to the Australian subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials. The final price is subject to applicable purchase price adjustments and in...
Geseke cement plant in Germany (Credit Dyckerhoff)Dyckerhoff receives funding for their DYGE-CarbonOUT test unit at the Geseke cement plant (photo) in North Rhine-Westfalia in Germany. The test facility is provided by Capsol Technologies ASA for the capture of CO2 from the exhaust gas stream. The ...
Photo: Brevik cement plant in Norway (Credit Heidelberg Materials)Heidelberg Materials closed the financial year 2025 with record results. The company increased its revenue to €21.5 billion (previous year: €21.2 billion). The result from current operations (RCO) increased by 6% to a record high of ...
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The cement industry is undergoing multiple transformations: decarbonisation, digitalisation, and demographic change. Preparing the workforce for this evolving environment is therefore becoming a strategic success factor for cement companies. While core competencies in process technology and environment...
1 When construction meets additive manufacturing
For decades, the construction sector has evolved primarily through incremental improvements: new materials, more precise software tools, and more efficient project management. Yet the core construction process itself has remained largely ...
1 Introduction
earth4Earth (e4E) is a UK-based cleantech startup founded in June 2023 by Dr. Lei Zhang, structural engineer, Professor Theodore Hanein, chemical/process engineer, and Professor Yi Luo, an expert in raw earth construction. The startup has developed a range of lime-stabilized...
Pioneering zero carbon factory: CSCEC advances industrial decarbonization via renewable energy, hydrogen logistics and low carbon concrete, showcasing a replicable green development model for the global construction materials sector.CSCEC Environmental Protection Building Materials Technology (Guang...
1 From innovation to implementation
Over the past two decades, efforts to decarbonise concrete have focused on incremental improvements: energy efficiency, alternative fuels, and gradual clinker reduction. These measures have delivered meaningful progress and should not be understated. H...
1 Background
With the continuous technological advancements in the cement industry, the production scale of new dry cement clinker has been expanding, driving a trend toward larger equipment. Economically, large-scale grinding equipment offers prominent advantages for intensive...
Cement production is considered a priority area in energy efficiency studies due to its high energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately two-thirds of this energy is used in the grinding process of raw materials and clinker. In studies aimed at increasing clinker grinding efficiency...
Paving materials for semi-rigid base asphalt pavements in high-grade highways have traditionally employed high-quality intermediate to alkaline aggregates. Due to resource depletion, weakly acidic aggregates like sandstone are now increasingly used. However, cement-stabilized sandstone gravel is ...
Electrophoretic deposition repair technology (EPD) is a repair method proposed for the rust swelling and cracking disease of reinforced concrete. Reinforced concrete used in environments such as subway tunnels is more prone to rust, expansion and cracking due to the coupled erosion of chloride ions,...
Geopolymer shows considerable promise for application in marine concrete structures, while the durability in the marine environment remains poorly understood. This study investigated the microstructure deterioration of fly ash-slag geopolymer after one-year marine splash exposure, and the specimen ...
