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.

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.

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. 

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 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. 

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

The Construction Research Institute of Malaysia (CREAM), an entity under the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB), has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with fly ash supplier ACE Greencemt to collaborate on a study focused on fly ash.

Via RMIT University:

New modelling reveals that low-carbon concrete developed at RMIT University can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over time.

EPD Australasia Welcomes Australian Government’s Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy.

The ESPP, which takes effect on 1 July 2024, for construction services above $7.5m, aims to ensure that government officials purchase goods and services that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase materials circularity, and promote environmental sustainability.

Latrobe Magnesium (LMG) has commissioned the first phase of its 1,000 tonnes per annum, Stage 1 Demonstration Plant, successfully producing the world’s first environmentally sustainable magnesium oxide (MgO) from fly ash waste from brown coal power generation.

Engineers from RMIT University have teamed up with Visy, Australia's largest recycling company, to develop bricks containing at least 15% waste glass and 20% combusted solid waste (ash) instead of clay.

The federal government has granted $50 million to Adbri, a building materials group, through the Commonwealth’s Powering the Regions Fund. This funding aims to accelerate the decarbonisation efforts within the challenging-to-address cement production sector.