Lafarge has signed a partnership agreement with the US start-up Solidia Technologies. The objective of the agreement is to bring an innovative technology – one that reduces the ecological footprint...
Based on the large number of visitors, the Concrete Show in São Paulo definitely is still one of the most important trade fairs for suppliers involved in the concrete industry. However, shortly...
In 2010, Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. in Harare had come to a cross road. The market demand for concrete pipes in Zimbabwe was increasing and the production capacity at their two plants in Harare and Bulawayo...
The cement and concrete production sector is going through a process of technological innovation aiming to improve product performance whilst addressing the issues related to rising energy costs, and...
Besser GmbH’s Board of Creditors has agreed to the sale of the German subsidiary of the globally active Besser Company, Alpena, Michigan, USA, to OMAG Service GmbH. The company was already been...
Max Frank GmbH & Co. KG, based in Leiblfing, Germany, has developed special geometries for spacers to facilitate the centering of reinforcing cages in concrete pipe production. This in combination...
For almost 50 years now, Weckenmann has been developing and manufacturing plants, machines and shuttering systems for products made of concrete. In the opinion of Benjamin Zeh, formwork expert at...
The 7th Rilem Conference on Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) merits the attribute “international:” Scientists from all continents attended the event in the “Les Cordeliers” conference center in...
According to the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) the precast concrete industry in the United States of America is turning the corner in the recovery from the great recession. The...
