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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Cemex opens environmentally-friendly cement plantCemex UK's new Tilbury plant has been opened to meet future demand but the design also includes meeting future needs for greener transport. Cement production is widely known...
Motorway project calls for new plantConstruction of a motorway dividing the Mions Quarry in Lyon, France gave the site the opportunity to change its approach to extraction and processing. Claire Symes visited...
Parisian paradeAs the construction equipment industry heads to Paris for Intermat 2009, ABE reports on the latest new quarry machines that will be launched at the show Visitors will get a...
Recycling of road materials becoming more viableAsphalt and concrete road recycling is on the increase, with rising oil prices making the process more economically viable, writes Alan Peterson Roads across Europe are using...

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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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Metso launches new ESF seal for heavy duty slurry pumpsMetso is launching a new slurry seal to meet the increased sealing demands from its customers. Focus has been to offer a sealing solution that minimises dilution of sealing...
JCB aims high with £45mn investment in six-cylinder engineJCB plans to begin production of six-cylinder engines with the addition of the JCB Dieselmax 672 to itsengine line-up. The company points out that in just over eight years it...
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Dust Control Technology's DustBoss adds to dust suppression equipment rangeDust Control Technology has introduced four new sizes of its popular dust suppression ring. The open area dust suppression company says these give bulk material handlers a...
Hitach launches new SkyAngle monitoring systemHitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) has introduced a new camera monitoring system, SkyAngle. Developed in conjunction with Clarion, the system has been designed to enhance...
Caterpillar's 988K wheeled loader marks 50th birthday of seriesThe introduction of the seventh-generation Caterpillar 988 wheeled loader, the new 988K, marks the 50th anniversary of the 988. Designed as an optimum loading tool for...