Sweden: Construction firm Peab and forestry company Södra have partnered to develop ECO-hybrid, a precast concrete/cross-laminated timber (CLT) hybrid building frame. Lesprom News has reported that the product is designed to help mass-produced housing projects to meet the highest standards of sustainability.
Peru: Holcim has acquired walling systems producer Compañía Minera Luren. Compañía Minera Luren’s walling systems integrate insulation and mortars.
Holcim Latin America Regional Head Oliver Osswald said that the business will complement Holcim’s operations in Peru. Osswald noted that “Compañía Minera Luren’s walling systems will advance Holcim’s ability to offer customers fully-integrated end-to-end solutions from foundation and flooring to walling and roofing.”
Australia: The former Suvo Strategic Minerals has changed its name to Green360 Technologies, Proactive Investors News has reported.
The company’s joint venture (JV) with precast concrete products company PERMAcast recently commissioned a chemicals handling plant at its reduced-CO2 concrete demonstration plant in Western Australia. The JV has also completed engineering design for the next phase of the plant’s expansion, namely a dry materials handling plant, scheduled for commissioning by mid-2025.
Green360 Technologies Executive Chair Aaron Banks said “The upgrades that are being implemented to our batching plant will allow for a greater degree of production accuracy in our cement-free, low carbon concrete. This is a pivotal step in the pathway towards commercialisation. The batching plant has been designed to seamlessly accommodate future scalability which would allow the plant to produce low-carbon concrete at increased quantities, which is timely as the joint venture company is now actively quoting jobs.”
US: Vulcan Materials has secured approval for a zoning change for a planned industrial park in Terrell, Texas. The proposed park will include a ready-mix concrete batching plant and a rail yard. Vulcan Materials told local residents that it will implement dust suppression and other measures to minimise noise.
