Shasta Redi-Mix proves Fortera ReAct SCM performance in Veteran Success Center slabs One of the benchmark projects California-based Fortera has logged for its recently introduced ReAct supplementary cementitious material is taking shape at Simpson University. The concrete schedule for the Redding, Calif. school’s new Business, Technology, and Engineering Building—future home to the Maurice & Marianne Johannessen Veteran Success Center (VSC)…
Read MoreA Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) commitment of up to $4.6 million, phased through 2028, positions Progressive Planet Solutions to add a PozGlass supplementary cementitious material pilot plant at its Kamloops, B.C. headquarters operation. The company’s patent-pending process entails sodium extraction from post-consumer, soda-lime glass; combining sodium and carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate; and, conversion of sodium carbonate to…
Read MoreEco Material Technologies Inc., the top fly ash and supplementary cementitious material processor and marketer in North America, targets annual SCM volume of 20 million tons by 2030, a doubling of 2023 output. That projection leads production data and perspectives in the just-released 2023 Sustainability Report, showing how Eco Material last year: “Our 2023 results demonstrate continued leadership in decarbonizing…
Read MoreToronto-based Rock Tech Lithium Inc. cites the potential to extract a supplementary cementitious material from leached spodumene concentrate (LSC), a byproduct of its lithium hydroxide processing whose typical chemical composition is primarily aluminosilicates (65 percent SiO2, 25 percent Al2O3). With an eye to electric battery markets, Rock Tech plans to commercialize the lithium hydroxide process through construction of converter facilities…
Read MoreSources: Eco Material Technologies Inc., South Jordan, Utah; CP staff Eco Material Technologies, the top fly ash and supplementary cementitious material processor and marketer, targets annual SCM volume of 20 million tons by 2030, a doubling of 2023 output. That projection leads production data and perspectives in the just-released 2023 Sustainability Report, showing how Eco Material last year: “Our 2023…
Read MoreBrussels-based Titan Cement International S.A. has informed investors of an initial public offering of shares in Titan America, which reported $1.6 billion in 2023 cement, supplementary cementitious material, aggregate and ready mixed concrete sales across coastal Mid-Atlantic and Southeast operations. With a projected early-2025 completion on a Wall Street exchange, the IPO would span a sizable stake in Norfolk, Va.-based…
Read MoreSources: Progressive Planet Solutions Inc., Kamloops, British Columbia; CP staff Progressive Planet cites promising compressive strength performance of concrete specimens prepared with PozPyro, a supplementary cementitious material processed with plasma technology and abundantly available crystalline silica feedstock. Designed in collaboration with Pyrogenesis Canada, the binder exhibits potential as a partial portland cement replacement. Mortar cube testing on four separate PozPyro…
Read MoreHouston-based Advanced Tech Crete is pursuing ASTM and AASHTO certifications for its patent-pending supplementary cementitious material, primarily used as a ready mixed concrete additive. By decreasing reliance on portland cement as a binding agent, ATC is poised to make a lasting impact on carbon emissions associated with concrete. The decision to pursue globally recognized certifications underscores the company’s dedication to…
Read MoreColorado-based Terra CO2 Technology Holdings Inc. has begun testing concrete mix designs bearing OPUS Zero, a binder finished free of portland cement clinker and produced with globally abundant, silicate-rich feedstocks. Material trials scheduled throughout 2024 involve specimen batching, pumping and engineering property testing, along with demonstration slab and vertical surface or structure placements. Early results indicate OPUS Zero meets or…
Read MoreSources: Terra CO2 Holdings, Golden, Colo.; CP staff Terra CO2 has begun testing concrete mix designs bearing OPUS Zero, a binder finished free of portland cement clinker and produced with globally abundant, silicate-rich feedstocks. Material trials scheduled throughout 2024 involve specimen batching, pumping and engineering property testing, along with demonstration slab and vertical surface or structure placements. Early results indicate…
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