Tag Archives: Cement

Pilot plant tests by the UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA) have demonstrated that Coal Derived Fly Ash (CDFA), can be processed to meet UK and European standards for use in cement and concrete.   Fly ash, found across the country in huge legacy stockpiles created by decades of electricity generation at …

Heidelberg Materials UK has been granted planning permission to build a carbon capture plant at its Padeswood cement works in north Wales. The decision by Planning and Environment Decisions Wales means that the company’s plans to create the UK’s first net zero cement works are a step closer. The facility aims …

Building materials supplier Cemex has celebrated 1 million tonnes of alternative fuel used at its Rugby Cement Plant, thanks to its partnership with SUEZ recycling and recovery and its industry-leading Malpass farm facility.  The partnership has helped to reduce coal consumption by over 750,000 tonnes at the Rugby plant, in …

  Scientists from Cambridge University believe they have found a way to produce cement and reduce the carbon footprint of its manufacture. The most common building material, cement is also the most problematic as it requires so much energy to produce the chemical reactions to manufacture it.  The method, which …

Changes to standards for concrete have been published by BSI, the business improvement and standards company, and could save 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. It is one of the most significant changes to the traditional concrete “recipe” for making concrete since the 1980s, is set to …

Heavyside building materials manufacturer Hanson UK, has changed its name and branding to that of its parent company, Heidelberg Materials, with effect from October 2 2023.     The company has been part of the Heidelberg Materials Group since 2007, but has, until now, retained the Hanson name. The new …

Hanson UK has progressed to the due diligence and negotiation phase in its bid to install carbon capture technology at its Padeswood cement works in Flintshire through the Government’s Phase-2 cluster sequencing programme. The announcement represents another important step forward for the construction sector in its ambition to reach net …

At CEMEX UK’s Rugby Cement plant, a new bagging line is now operational. Two new lines are now working alongside a recently installed paper bagging line to pack 25kg of cement into weatherproof bags. The new bagging line investment is part of the company’s bolt-on investment strategy, and allows CEMEX …

A loaded cement wagon from the Hanson cement works in Clitheroe, Lancashire escaped from a siding and continued to run away down the line towards Horrocksford Junction, where it connects to the main railway line. The wagon broke through the gates at the exit from the cement works, went over …

Construction company Breedon has bought a slice of  the aggregate operations of global materials giant Cemex for £155m cash and liabilities of £23m. The sale consists of 49 ready-mix plants, 28 aggregate quarries, four depots, one cement terminal, 14 asphalt plants, and four concrete products operations, grouped across six divisions …