With Strakon 2013, Dicad Systeme GmbH of Cologne, Germany, presents a new version of its structural design, formwork and reinforcement planning software. The numerous new features include functions...
Also in the precast concrete industry, CAD planning is a subject for new discussions time and again. So Beton Fertigteil-Union GmbH & Co. KG was as well considering how to approach this task from the...
The company founded by Bernhard Vorderbrüggen senior in Verl in Germany that started with the manufacture of pit-fired bricks early 1888 has evolved into a long-lasting success story: Betonwerk...
This spring, several manufacturers have promptly presented new face-mix mixers. Visitors to the Bauma trade fair in Munich had a chance to look into the trough of the Rotoconix at the Skako stand. At...
Growth in Russia and the USA, competitive pressure in Europe and stable consolidated sales figures - this is the conclusion of this year‘s press conference on the annual results of the cement...
In an industrial test, Lafarge succeeded in manufacturing a new Aether clinker in December 2012. For its production, up to 30 % less CO2 is emitted than is the case with conventional methods,...
The Rewe Group, a leading European trading company, has been committed to the implementation of a comprehensive sustainability concept for some time as expressed, for example, in the first-ever...
This year‘s colloquium „Rheological Measurements on Mineral Building Materials“ was already the 22nd edition that was organized by the Regensburg University of Applied Sciences together with the...
The specialty chemicals group Lanxess has expanded its product portfolio of black pigments for coloring construction materials. The new powder pigment Bayferrox TP LXS 5253 is suitable for use in all...
