Category: Essential Building Materials

News / Construction bulletin October 20, 2025 The German real estate company Krausgruppe is relying on sustainable high-tech building materials from Heidelberg Materials for its three-house project currently under construction in Heidelberg. The project will serve as a future reference for serial 3D printing of residential buildings.

This week, Dangote Cement commissioned a new 3Mta grinding plant in Attingué, Côte d'Ivoire, marking a significant milestone for the country's cement industry. The new facility expands the country's capacity by almost 16 percent and brings Ivory Coast's total capacity to around 18.85 Mta. The facility is located 30 km from Abidjan on a 50… Continue reading Dangote’s new grinding plant will make an impact

Escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and China have put the spotlight on rare earth materials, a group of 17 critical minerals essential to modern energy technologies, particularly the fast-growing clean energy industry. China's recent move to tighten its grip on exports of these minerals poses significant risk to global supply chains and casts… Continue reading Are green ETFs in the crosshairs? Coping with the supply shock for rare earths

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Engineers at the University of Manchester say their concrete is twice as strong as conventional concrete. Engineers believe future space construction will need this solution. Potato starch replaces human blood as the main ingredient in the new recipe. The University of Manchester's StarCrete is twice as… Continue reading New type of concrete is twice as strong as traditional concrete

Construction produces significant greenhouse gas emissions, from the extraction and conversion of raw materials into building materials to their transportation and assembly. It doesn't stop when construction is finished. Most buildings rely on fossil fuels to operate, while demolition waste decomposes in landfills, emitting greenhouse gases. Fortunately, sustainable building technologies are becoming increasingly popular and… Continue reading Sustainable construction technologies shape the future

Etex and Heidelberg Materials have joined forces for CEMLOOP XL, an EU-funded industrial-scale project that aims to deliver the first fully circular fiber cement solution. The initiative, co-financed by the EU LIFE program, combines state-of-the-art recycling and CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) technologies to significantly reduce the environmental impact of cement production. With the… Continue reading Etex and Heidelberg are working together on the CEMLOOP XL circular cement project

According to the latest report from Renub Research, the polypropylene market is expected to grow from $129.44 billion in 2024 to $192.03 billion in 2033, achieving a CAGR of 4.48% between 2025 and 2033. This growth is primarily driven by the material's cost-effectiveness, versatility and recyclability, making it an important resource in the automotive, packaging,… Continue reading The global polypropylene market is expected to reach $192 billion by 2033 due to automotive and packaging demand

Florim and Gensler introduce Formatech Floringthe Italian Ceramics The surface manufacturer has introduced Formatech, a porcelain stoneware collection developed in collaboration with international design firm Gensler. Presented as a flexible design system rather than a decorative product, Formatech reinterprets fundamental materials such as concrete, metal and plaster through advanced technology and sustainable production. Conceived from… Continue reading Florim & Gensler present the Formatech porcelain stoneware collection

Food waste can be far more valuable than the pile of leftover food left behind after a meal. Scientists are discovering surprising ways to convert discarded materials—from dried beet pulp to coconut fiber processed by centipedes—into useful resources. In four new studies published in ACS journals, researchers show how food waste can provide environmentally friendly… Continue reading Scientists find gold hiding in food waste

The U.S. construction sector, worth more than $2.2 trillion annually, continues to build despite the storm. Extreme heat, floods, forest fires and hurricanes are no longer uncommon, they are part of routine. In 2024 alone, the country faced 27 individual disasters worth billions of dollars, with damages totaling $182.7 billion. Modern building codes are our… Continue reading AI and open access to building regulations are the key to climate-resilient construction