Malaysia: YTL Cement has received environmental product declarations (EPDs) covering products across its cement and concrete product ranges. An EPD is a third party-verified disclosure of a product’s impact throughout its full life cycle in line with international standards. The certification covers the company’s Grade 35 and Grade 40 ECOConcrete concretes.
UK: Laird Aggregates has submitted a planning application for a 30,000m³/yr ready-mix concrete plant at its Lochhead quarry in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. The plans involve the construction of three 19m-tall cement silos, five in-line hoppers, a conveyor system, tanks for additives and water and a control room. Local press has reported that the company plans to supply customers across Scotland from the upcoming plant.
Laird Aggregates’ parent company Laird Brothers is the leading supplier of precast concrete blocks in Scotland.
India: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to collect details of all ready-mix concrete plants in Haryana and verify whether they are complying with environmental norms. The NGT also directed the HSPCB to take action against any non-compliant plants.
The Tribune newspaper has reported that a joint committee including the HSPCB and local district magistrate previously found 21 ready-mix concrete plants operating in violation of environmental regulations near Dadlana, Panipat.
US: Urban Mining Industries has completed deliveries of its Pozzotive ground glass pozzolan binder for JPMorgan Chase’s global headquarters in New York. The company produced the binder from post-consumer glass feedstocks at its Beacon Falls plant, and supplied it to SRM Concrete for mixing at its Long Island City ready-mix concrete plant. The building contains 39,700m³ of concrete featuring Pozzotive binder in place of 40% of its cement content.
Contractor Severud Associates said "This innovative use of recycled glass instead of ordinary Portland cement not only saved over 5000t of embodied carbon and diverted more than 29 million glass bottles from landfills, it also enhanced the strength of the concrete."
