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Eagle Materials to acquire Bullskin Stone & Lime
Written by Global Concrete staff
02 January 2025
US: Eagle Materials has entered into an agreement to acquire aggregates producer Bullskin Stone & Lime for US$153m. Bullskin Stone & Lime serves the Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania market. Eagle Materials expects to close the deal in the first quarter of 2025.
Eagle Materials president and CEO Michael Haack said the deal "complements and extends our network of aggregates quarries and cement plants and terminals in the region."
NTU Singapore team develops carbon-capturing 3D concrete printing technique
Written by Global Concrete staff
28 December 2024
Singapore: A team at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has developed a new method for 3D printing concrete that incorporates steam and CO2 from industrial by-products into the concrete mix. The team says that the process enhances the strength of concrete, while reducing the total volume used in construction.
Chryso launches EnviroMix C-Clay additive for calcined clay cement-based concrete
Written by Global Concrete staff
24 December 2024
France: Saint-Gobain subsidiary Chryso has launched EnviroMix C-Clay, a new range of additives designed for the production of concrete using calcined clay cement. Chryso says that the product enables concrete producers to reduce their CO₂ emissions by 50% by displacing ordinary Portland cement (OPC).
CarbiCrete completes equipment installation at Patio Drummond’s Drummondville concrete plant
Written by Global Concrete staff
20 December 2024
Canada: CarbiCrete has installed new equipment at Patio Drummond's Drummondville plant for the production of concrete using its cement-free technology. The technology mineralises captured CO2 for sequestration inside the product.
Rohrdorfer Betonwaren to integrate Concrete Rudolph
Written by Global Concrete staff
19 December 2024
Germany: Rohrdorfer Betonwaren will fully integrate precast concrete furniture designer and producer Concrete Rudolph into itself, effective from 1 January 2025. The company’s glass fibre concrete and steel-reinforced sports facilities business will continue in parallel as Rohrdorfer Glasfaserbeton Manufaktur.