The Tasmanian Environmental Protection Authority has recommended the approval of the Heemskirk quarry expansion, affirming the extraction of 30,000 more tonnes of dolerite.
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Graphene strengthens roads, runways and other asphalt surfaces
First Graphene has developed a graphene-loaded carrier masterbatch to improve the strength of roads and asphalt surfaces, becoming the first to commercialise such a product.
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Volvo unveils latest model in moves towards autonomous vehicles
Volvo has developed an autonomous electric wheel loader and a hauler, the latter tested in a Swiss Holcim limestone quarry.
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Concrete carbon locked away by new technologies
As companies tackle the issue of concrete’s carbon emissions, the storing of carbon within the product has been raised as a useful alternative to meet sustainability targets.
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Holcim recognises ‘essential role in society’s progress’
Holcim has honed its focus on its social impact with a new strategy to uplift vulnerable communities with housing and safe work standards.
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Holcim goes carbon neutral at new rail facility
Holcim has been instrumental in the construction of the Mindyarra rail maintenance centre in Dubbo, New South Wales, contributing 9000 cubic metres of carbon neutral concrete.
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Industry sees bottom-up push for sustainability
A sustainable heavy industry is increasingly customer driven, albeit facilitated by clear policy, and the Construction & Mining Equipment Industry Group sees Australia paving its own way.
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Roadmap paves the way to cleaner, greener concrete
The Cement Industry Federation (CIF) has commissioned a report detailing eight pathways to decarbonise the cement and concrete industries, with members Boral, Adbri and Cement Australian all aboard.
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Old quarry shares last hurrah before waters rise
A quarry in Virginia, United States, is weeks away from brimming with ground water to serve a nearby water treatment plant and the 17,000 people it serves.
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Snowy Hydro powers up piece by piece
Snowy Hydro has opened a precast factory in Cooma, NSW where 130,000 concrete segments will be produced for the Snowy 2.0 hydropower project.
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