Materials

German concrete producer Thomas Beton has modernised its batching facility with the commissioning of a new Ammann Elba CBS 120 SB concrete mixing plant.

ADM is now offering three improved plant systems for the construction sector.

A Eurotec batching plant has played an important role for a Madagascar port development project.

A new Ammann ABP 320 HRT plant is considered the most modern asphalt-mixing plant in Australia. This plant is helping the client to repurpose waste materials while lowering the carbon footprint of asphalt production.

A new asphalt plant in Norway is helping to further the use of recycled asphalt in high-quality mixes for road construction.

Astec is looking ahead to reduce emissions.

According to Benninghoven, reducing the carbon footprint in asphalt production is feasible by using the latest technology

The UK is hosting the world’s first zero-emissions Portland cement industrial trial

Ammann says that its prototype eAPX 68/95 3D Vibratory Compactor offers an innovative solution for compaction works, particularly in restricted urban working areas. According to the firm, eAPX 68/95 is the first vibratory plate on the market that can move in an arc, circle or turn on the spot.

It is easy to say that the road sector never changes, but the latest E&E Event, held last month suggests this is not true - Kristina Smith reports from Vienna