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March 22, 2024
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Engineers at Chalmers University have found a way to integrate electrically conductive fibers into concrete, which could turn slabs into rechargeable batteries. The design uses short carbon fibers and a metal-coated carbon fiber mesh to provide better energy density than previous attempts.
Full Story: ZME Science (3/21) 
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Concrete Innovation
Engineers from Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV have started sliding the first section of a more-than-1,000-foot double composite deck for the Westbury viaduct for the UK's HS2 high-speed rail project into place using a unique approach that reduces embodied carbon by up to two-thirds compared to traditional methods. The double composite approach involves adding a concrete bottom to steel beams to create a hollow structure, reducing material thickness and carbon emissions.
Full Story: New Civil Engineer (3/21) 
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ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates is set to host a workshop on next generation cements and supplementary cementitious materials, citing the introduction of various concrete binding agents not included in current specifications. The Workshop on Next Generation Cements and SCMs: Towards Specification is scheduled for June 9 and will focus on reactivity, standards, testing, data, product scaling, performance and moving the products toward specifications.
Full Story: Concrete Products (3/21) 
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Capsol Technologies is set to study its CapsolEoP carbon capture technology at Aggregate Industries' Cauldon cement plant in Staffordshire, UK. The effort will start with a feasibility study at the Holcim-owned plant and could capture more than 600,000 tons of CO2 each year that would be geologically stored nearby.
Full Story: Global Cement (3/21) 
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Cemex unveiled a strategic plan aimed at achieving high single-digit earnings growth in the medium term as part of an investor day event. CEO Fernando A. Gonzalez detailed the strategy, which focuses on accelerated US growth and continued growth in urbanization solutions while following its "reduce before capture" sustainability strategy.
Full Story: World Cement magazine online (UK) (3/21) 
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Holcim is adding a pair of ready-mixed concrete plants in central Mexico in a deal with Comosa. The Queretaro plants are expected to bolster Holcim's regional reach and double its capacity.
Full Story: International Cement Review (3/21) 
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Drainage structures firm Alcrete is acquiring American Concrete Industries in a move that brings an NPCA-certified plant, skilled workforce and 10-acre production site to expand the company's geographic footprint in the Southeast. Alcrete, which is based in North Carolina and Alabama, is excited to enter the Florida construction market, said CEO Justin Norman.
Full Story: Concrete Products (3/21) 
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