Building-materials provider CRH Plc has agreed to buy Eco Material Technologies for $2.1 billion in a major expansion in the cement-alternatives market in North America.

However, Portland cement has not always been a key ingredient of cement. Romans used Pozzolan-lime cements to build their structures, most of which still remain standing after 2000 years. The Pantheon ...

Eco Material Technologies, a North American producer, marketer and distributor of ash-based SCMs (Supplementary Cementitious ...

The P5-billion port and industrial complex in Batangas province has commenced its operations, designed to boost trade and ...

Cement, the main ingredient, is responsible for around 8% of global emissions—meaning that if it were a country, it would be the third-biggest climate polluter on the planet.

Engineers at the city of Portland have adopted a plan to use cement with a smaller carbon footprint. Scientists estimate that up to 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from cement production.

Now a team of researchers from the University of Cambridge claim to have found a way to recycle hydrated Portland cement by using it as flux during steel production in electric arc furnaces (EAFs).