Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications

Innovative concrete mixing plants Innovative plants capable of producing a huge variety of mixes are coming to the market. Patrick Smith reports. Concrete, a highly energy and CO2-efficient building material is, after water, globally the second most consumed commodity by volume. It is used in all infrastructure projects and it has been estimated that each year over 1m is produced for every person on earth. Concrete plant...

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Concrete used on Crossrail and other big European construction projectsConcrete will be one of the major components of Europe's largest construction project, Crossrail. As 1,000tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs) work on excavating the 42km of...
Modern materials and equipment for road constructionRoads, wherever they are, represent major public investment and for this reason are expected to last for a long time. Rapid increases in the number of vehicles and thus a...
Mixers take to the trackA high output concrete train (HOCT) to support electrification projects and general concrete demand within rail infrastructure in the UK has been developed by Nurock Mixers....
Coloured concrete developments in CanadaInterstar has introduced a new technique for creating coloured concrete Concrete is no longer a low budget construction material that is hidden behind cladding but has become...

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Cemex concrete for German underwater tunnelCemex is part of a consortium supplying ready-mix concrete for the construction of the Neuhof road tunnel, which include around 15,000m of underwater...
Cementos' state-of-the-art mobilitySpanish cement company Cementos Portland has acquired state-of-the-art mobile equipment for unloading bulk cement at the Ipswich port in the UK. The...
Cemex concrete for 'green' tramlineCemex in France has supplied 40,000m of concrete for 26.6km of tracks and overlays for a 13.3km long 'green' tramline in Le Havre, France. For the...
Cementir production line expansionItalian cement and construction material group Cementir has applied to the regional authorities in Puglia for permission to invest €140 million in...
Lafarge concrete for Louvre expansionA new cutting-edge architectural structure is to open to the public after five years of construction work. Designed to showcase the museum's...

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Miller launches safety device at Plantworx ShowA new device that promises to enhance safety and reliability for the earthmoving industry has been launched by Miller International. The Cramlington, Newcastle, north-east...
Bell loader for Barton PlantBarton Plant's first wheeled loader from Bell Equipment has been delivered following an on-site demonstration. The loaders have been available in the UK for only four years,...
New Lokotrack ST2.4 mobile screenMetso has launched its newest mobile screen from the Lokotrack series, the Lokotrack ST2.4. The screen is said by the company to combine high screening capacity with low fuel...
Inaugural Plantworx deemed a success despite the weatherThe first Plantworx equipment exhibition, which was held in Stoneleigh, near Coventry, UK, from 1416 May, had a total attendance of 11,696 people. The number of unique...
CDE's M2500 Gulf firstAssociated Construction Company (ASCO), Kuwait has bought a M2500 mobile sand washing plant from CDE Global. The plant is required as a result of the increasing demand for...
South Africa base for MDL/OptronIn response to growing demand from the South African quarry and mining market, Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) and Optron have teamed up to establish a product service and...