Materials

Sandvik Prisec crusher solves waste problem for Schneps, Austria

January 4, 2016

Schneps, based in Stockerau, Austria, has evolved from being a shipping and forwarding agent to being a recycling specialist. But in order to raise production, Schneps decided to build a recycling plant near Vienna and contacted BAG Klöch Aufbereitungstechnik, Sandvik Construction’s distributor for crushing and screening equipment. A flowchart was created using Sandvik PlantDesigner software that set up a virtual recycling plant tuned to Schneps’ needs. At the core of the newly designed plant is the Sand

Marini’s versatile asphalt plant for developing markets

January 4, 2016

Marini is offering a versatile new asphalt plant targeted at emerging markets – Mike Woof writes A new asphalt plant from Marini has been developed specifically for the needs of customers in developing countries. The company says that this is a high-quality asphalt plant but without the sophisticated technology required in developed markets such as Europe. The versatile BE Tower is designed to be easy to transport, install and then take apart and move to a different site when needed. The company has also

Coloured asphalt option from Bituchem

December 10, 2015

The Bituchem Group has introduced a new colour to its Natratex Cotswold range. The company is now producing a Salmon alternative offering a pink shade of the durable natural asphalt material. Natratex Salmon uses coloured stone pigments sourced from specific quarries to offer a naturally coloured surface for a wide range of commercial and domestic applications. The coloured aggregates of Natratex Salmon are fully bonded using a clear resin binder to form a hard-wearing surface. Like all Natratex prod

Increased use of RAP in asphalt production

December 8, 2015

In the US asphalt pavement mix producers are improving the sustainability pro_ le of roads through the incorporation of recycled materials and the use of energy-saving warm-mix asphalt technologies. According to the latest survey of asphalt mix producers conducted by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), more than 67.65 million tonnes of recycled materials was put to use in new asphalt pavement mixtures during the 2014 construction

Report highlights world demand for asphalt to grow

December 4, 2015

Global demand for asphalt is projected to expand 2.8%/year until 2019 and will reach 122.5 million tonnes. These gains will be driven by growth in China and other developing countries as they work to improve their transportation infrastructures. This report has been published by the US-based Freedonia Group.

Carmix mixes it up with Promix for mobile cement plant

December 4, 2015

Concrete batch mixing company Carmix has developed what amounts to what the company calls a portable analysis laboratory, the Promix Promix is a measuring instrument composed of a stainless-steel gauge housed inside a cement mixer. It is powered by a solar panel and has a display in the driver’s cabin that receives information in real time.

Terex UK company Balgownie gets a Royal Warrant for Balmoral Estate work

November 30, 2015

In the UK, Terex Construction distributor Balgownie, based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has been given a Royal Warrant for the supply of agricultural equipment to the Balmoral Estate, The Queen’s official residence in Scotland.

Red Rhino launches the European Stage IIIB low-emission 7000 crusher

November 27, 2015

Red Rhino has launched its 7000 crusher fitted with a low emission Deutz 2.9TCD, four-cylinder, turbocharged common rail, water-cooled, diesel engine.

India requiring recycled materials in road building

November 27, 2015

A novel move in India by the government will see waste materials being used in road construction. The new legislation requires plastic waste to be used in asphalt by road construction firms. The aim of this new legislation is to overcome the problem of plastic waste disposal in India’s major urban areas. Road construction firms will be required to incorporate waste plastic within hot mix when building bitumen roads within 50km of any city with a population of 500,000 or more. The contractor is now required

Cifa equipment is pressed into service for Venice’s Mose project

November 26, 2015

The Mose project is a vast intervention plan by Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport to protect Venice from flooding. It also has presented Cifa and its partners a big challenge for pumping concrete over a long distance.