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The Ash Development Association of Australia is your industry body representing the interests of producers, processors, marketers, suppliers and other associated stakeholders of coal combustion products. An important part of the Association’s role is ensuring that Association members are kept abreast of wider industry developments, environmental issues and legislation changes affecting our industry.

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The latest announcements, headlines and news briefs from within the industry

  • EUROCOALASH 2025 International Conference Register Now (11/1/2024) -

    AFPC (Association Française des producteurs de cendres), the French Coal Ash Association is pleased to announce that its biennial EUROCOALASH International Conference on the utilisation of Coal Combustion Products (CCP) in the construction sector with the aim of increasing its use in European countries and worldwid, will be held from 16th to 18th June 2025 in Lille, France. 

  • Nearly Two Decades of World of Coal Ash Presentations: A Look Inside the Ash Library (10/30/2024) -

    All World of Coal Ash presentations from 2005 to PRESENT are cataloged and available in a user-friendly, searchable directory online. With over 1,500 papers downloaded by users worldwide, this upgraded platform is designed to enhance accessibility and engagement.

  • CIA Seminar and Forum – A world of Sustainable Concrete (10/25/2024) -

    We are excited to share an incredible opportunity with The Concrete Institute of Australia! Who have organised a seminar featuring internationally renowned speakers. We are also privileged to share their forum of world-leading experts in sustainable concrete, through the International Federation of Structural Concrete (fib), to host a Q&A session that fosters engaging dialogue on sustainability in our field.

     
  • Call for Papers – 5th FutureCem Conference & Exhibition (10/11/2024) -

    he 5th Global FutureCem Conference & Exhibition is being held in Istanbul 2025! The Call for Papers are OPEN - Please send your proposed presentation title to the conference convenor Dr Robert McCaffrey, to rob@propubs.com

  • Fly Ash Use in New Reactor Design Boosts CO2 Mineralisation Efficiency (10/1/2024) -

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University's cutting-edge research on fly ash mineralisation reactors was published in the Energy Storage and Saving journal on May 7, 2024. The study (DOI: 10.1016/j.enss.2024.04.002), subjected to meticulous computational optimisation, unveils a pioneering reactor design anticipated to escalate the efficacy of CO2 capture and mineralisation.

  • Malaysia’s Cement Change for a Greener Environment (7/30/2024) -

    Hannah Lyana Lee Abdullah, head of strategy and transformation at Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA), the second-largest cement manufacturer in Malaysia has provided great insights to the development of greener cement.

  • World of Coal Ash 2024 Proceedings (7/11/2024) -

    WOCA is an international conference organised every other year by the American Coal Ash Association and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. 

  • Conference: Concrete 2025 (7/9/2024) -

    Concrete Institute of Australia is back with its Biennial National Conference in September 2025, and YOU are invited to participate in Concrete 2025 by submitting an abstract to form part of the program for the conference.

  • Taiheiyo Invests $40M to Expanding SCM Capacity in CA, USA (6/27/2024) -

    Taiheiyo Cement Corp. has budgeted $40 million for the addition of 29,300-ton fly ash and 22,600-ton slag cement silos at the Stockton, Calif., terminal of its North American business, CalPortland. 

     
  • ‘Smart Concrete’ – Researchers pave the way for smarter, greener construction (6/17/2024) -

    Researchers are now pioneering new “smart concrete” technologies to make this ubiquitous material more sustainable, durable, and multifunctional.

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