Materials

A new grant scheme will help with decarbonising roads in the UK.

The use of excavator-mounted equipment has been helping process demolition waste at a site in China.

In Australia, the use of waste materials in roads, including higher proportions of RAP, is gaining pace. Meanwhile, the industry in the US is looking to invest in net zero technologies

An array of advanced technologies are now coming to market for the concrete plant segment. Manufacturers are developing new systems that offer rewards in output quality and productivity, while also benefiting from sophisticated systems that allow gains in material logistics

New equipment is providing major benefits for aggregate production, offering superior product quality as well as increased throughput, while also being able to better meet sustainability targets for customers

The manufacturing facility in Johor, which began limited operation in 2021, covers 8,300m².

Key advances are being seen in the asphalt plant market, with leading manufacturers developing new systems to produce materials more efficiently and with lower emissions, while using more recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) and also offering greater mobility

Tanzania is kick-starting construction work on the missing link in East Africa's multinational road

Every year, three million tonnes of basalt rock, from gravel to riprap, are taken from the Gécamines Quarries in Diack, Senegal, for use in public and maritime work sites. The quarry also produces around 500,000tonnes of limestone for use in cement factories and construction projects in the region – making the site essential for infrastructure development in West Africa.