Global Slag News

US: Taiheiyo Cement, through its subsidiary CalPortland Company (CPC), is set to expand its Stockton Terminal in Northern California by adding two new silos. This development aims to increase the terminal's capacity for receiving supplementary cementitious materials such as slag and fly ash. The new silos have a combined capacity of 51,900t.

Ukraine/EU: Ukraine's exports of granulated slag to the EU increased by 53% to 370,000t in 2023. Kyiv-based Recycling Solutions contributed 330,000t (89%) of this total, marking a 48% increase from 2022.

Vadym Khoroshko said "We managed to attract new customers and expand the sales market, despite the fact that the European construction sector is going through a period of crisis. Europe lacks its own similar raw materials, and Ukraine can meet the demand of European manufacturers. For us, this is an opportunity to support the national economy and ensure the flow of foreign currency to the country."

Denmark: Building products company IBF says that it will replace some cement in all of its drainage products with ground granulated blast furnace slag. Dagbladet Licitationen News has reported that performance and prices will be unaffected, according to the company.

CEO Jesper Bang said that trials will commence with a few specific drainage products, prior to full roll-out. This will eventually result in a 40% drop in the products’ CO₂ emissions.

US: St Marys Cement won three national awards at the Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards 2023. The producer won the awards for supplying its slag cement for the construction of Wixom Assembly Park in Wixom, Michigan; of 333 North Water in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and of Excellerate Manufacturing in Appleton, Wisconsin.

US: Eagle Materials and Heidelberg Materials North America, through their joint venture Texas Lehigh Cement Company, are currently building a new slag cement plant in Houston, Texas. When operational, the plant will have a production capacity of 500,000t/yr. Texas Lehigh Cement Company expects it to enter operation later in mid-2024. The plant's production will supplement that of the company's existing Buda cement plant in Texas.