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Interviews
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7/4/2024
Concrete must improve its environmental performance to maintain its leadership
Drawing on his 28-year long experience in the concrete industry, Patrick Montagne highlights the need to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete, as well as the impact of the RE 2020 environmental regulation in France and the contribution of the…
Interviews
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7/4/2024
Helping concrete producers reduce their carbon footprint and waste stream
Timothy Burke, Technical Sales Representative for Concrete Admixtures at Mapei Corporation, talks about current trends and challenges within the US concrete industry. He highlights the industry's shift towards more sustainable practices, the…
Interviews
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7/1/2024
Customer awareness and competition drive the concrete industry towards sustainability
The Australian market strives to meet lower carbon dioxide emission objectives. Opportunities to service this particular sector will increase for companies like Mapei to develop and introduce products to enhance performance in concrete which contain…
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Concrete & Sustainability
Research & Development
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5/8/2024
New product coming soon: RE-CON PH 1000
Concrete mixing plants face environmental challenges due to the discharge of high pH water. RE-CON PH 1000 addresses this issue by regulating pH levels to meet new regulations, ensuring environmental responsibility and water quality in concrete…
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Concrete & Sustainability
Research & Development
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5/7/2024
Carbon dioxide savings with RE-CON line
In this article we analyse recarbonation in concrete production as a means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Solutions from the Mapei RE-CON range can help transforming waste into carbon dioxide-absorbing aggregates, potentially reducing the…
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Concrete & Sustainability
Research & Development
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5/7/2024
RE-CON DRY WASHING: a method to reduce truck washing slurry
Used in Scandinavian countries since 2019, this method developed by Mapei transforms waste into reusable aggregates, promoting recycling and sustainability in the construction industry. RE-CON DRY WASHING also reduces the use of water and costs.
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Concrete & Sustainability
Research & Development
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5/7/2024
RE-CON AGG technology makes it cheaper and easier to use sustainable raw materials in concrete
RE-CON AGG technology tries to tackle the shortage of high-quality natural sand and gravel used as raw materials in concrete production. By mitigating the slump loss, this range of admixtures help reducing costs, environmental impact, and ensuring…
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Concrete & Sustainability
Research & Development
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11/24/2023
The creation of the RE-CON AGG product range
Paolo Fornoni, Mapei R&D Laboratories: we tried to identify polymers immune to the inter-layer absorption action exerted by the clay and with the capacity to guarantee their dispersive action in the concrete mix
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Concrete & Sustainability
Interviews
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11/24/2023
RE-CON AGG for the concrete mixes used SS16 “Adriatic" trunk road
A concrete specialist working for one of the biggest Italian concrete manufacturers tells us about the advantages of using RE-CON AGG 200 to enhance the concrete performances
Interviews
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11/14/2023
Returned concrete in Northern Europe: we need to move forward
Christian Engelsen, SINTEF: Norway is a cutting-edge country for the environmental impact of using waste materials from production processes and from washing cement mixers
Interviews
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11/13/2023
Recycling concrete waste: the state should make the first move
Richard Amadio, Director of PumperDump: Environmental awareness in Australia is still very low with traditional disposal methods still being employed
Interviews
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10/25/2023
Treating concrete waste: lessons learned in Europe for Japan
Professor Takafumi Noguchi shares his views concerning current pratices to treat and recycle concrete waste in Japan and Europe
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