Australia: Permacast Future Industries, a joint venture of nickel slag-based cement developer Suvo Strategic Minerals and precast concrete producer Permacast, has signed a binding two-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply its reduced-CO_­2­­ concrete to wind farm developer Wind With Purpose (WWP). WWP will explore the use of the concrete in wind turbine foundations and towers. The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper has reported that WWP’s upcoming wind farms in Western Australia require 500 turbines, each using 1000m³ of concrete.

eSwatini: Tailor-Made Risk Solutions has supplied imported slag from eMalahleni, South Africa, for use in the construction of a 2km-long road in Mpholi Township, Manzini. The silicomanganese slag is a product of ferromanganese alloy and steel production, and comes from a stockpile with reserves of 6.6Mt. Engineering News has reported that the National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) assisted in testing the slag as part of the selection process for the material.

NCPC-SA programme manager Victor Manavhela noted the suitability of this type for slag for other construction applications, including in precast concrete blocks, pipes and paving stones.

UltraTech Cement Kotputli plant in Rajasthan

India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned 0.6Mt/yr of new slag grinding capacity at its Karur cement grinding plant in Tamil Nadu. The expansion follows the commissioning of a 2.7Mt/yr greenfield grinding unit at the site in 2024. The plant's total capacity is now 3.3Mt/yr. The company says that the additional capacity will it meet the rising demand for composite cement in South India and improve its blended cement ratio.

Türkiye: Cement producer Karcimsa Cement said that it will invest US$30m in a 1Mt/yr clinker and granulated slag grinding facility in Kayseri. Soner Ozbey, the chair of Karcimsa, said that the plant will produce ‘green’ cement with low carbon emissions, according to Medya Karabuk. He noted that Türkiye imposed restrictions on cement to expand the use of low-carbon cement in public procurement contracts from 2025. The unit will procure slag from local steel manufacturer Kardemir.

Karcimsa is a joint venture between Kardemir and concrete producer Beycim Beton Sanayi.