US: Eco Material Technologies has opened its 50,000t/yr Blissville rail terminal in New York City. The company says that the terminal will distribute supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), including harvested fly ash, to the New York Metropolitan Area. Precision Terminal Logistics will operate the site, using rail connections including the New York and Atlantic Railway to despatch deliveries. Eco Materials expects the facility to quickly reach full capacity due to ‘strong’ regional demand.

CEO Grant Quasha said that the terminal will help the alternative cement segment to reduce its reliance on imported steel slag as a raw material.

Bangladesh: Crown Cement plans to diversify into concrete production and ‘other allied segments,’ including the production of prefabricated building components. The Financial Express newspaper has reported that the move is a response to growing local demand.

Managing Director Mollah Mohammad Majnu said "Diversification is both a necessity and an opportunity. We also plan to invest in energy-efficient technologies and automation to enhance both output and quality.”

US: Willbee Transit Mix has replaced its existing Jadair International Redi-Wash washout with the latest model from the same supplier. The newly installed system reclaims concrete and clarifies water in a self-contained, closed-loop unit, discharging sand and stone for complete recovery. It allows truck drivers to perform washouts by pressing a button.

US: A team of researchers has outlined a new method for recycling carbonated concrete wash water in a patent application. News Rx has reported that the method involves adding concrete wash water along with concrete ingredients and mix water into a mixer. The carbonated concrete wash water may comprise 10 – 40% of total mix water. The inventors claim that the resulting concrete increased in strength by 5% compared with conventional ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete, and also reduced the required cement use by up to 5%.