Business & Industry

HeidelbergCement announced its intention to upgrade its plant on the Swedish island of Gotland to become the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant. The installation at the Slite plant of HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary Cementa will be scaled to capture up to...

Scotland-based architect Kettle Collective has unveiled its design for a spiralling 703m tower for St Petersburg, Russia that would be the second highest skyscraper in the world next to Dubai’s Burj Khalifa (828m). Although the Burj is taller, this tower,...

Tampere University in southern Finland is working with Swedish contractor Skanska, demolition firm Umacon and precast concrete company Consolis Parma to develop a form of reusable concrete. The team are working on a way to extract concrete elements from buildings...

The innovation, developed by specialist contractors working on HS2, is better for the environment, safer for workers and reduces construction noise, to the benefit of neighbouring communities and businesses. Lee Piper, working for HS2 contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture...

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, a pioneer in clinker-free low-carbon cement, has announced the signing of its first international contract with a Swiss player, the Maulini Construction Group. From 2021, Hoffmann Green will supply the Maulini group with its clinker-free low-carbon...

Engineers behind the three-year DigiMat project aim to develop and demonstrate an eco-friendly cement mix, created from construction waste, that can be easily printed into new, tight interlocking bricks for use in new buildings. Project lead Dr Seyed Ghaffar, said:...

Singapore’s construction sector will see a soft recovery in 2021 and regain momentum over the next five years in line with global recovery from the pandemic, led by government projects. Our latest Singapore Market Insight Report reflects a cautiously optimistic...