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Bendable Concrete: What is that?

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Scientists have recently created bendable concrete which is one step closer to hitting the market. The brand new concrete is composed of coal plant waste and synthetic fibres. The concrete itself is devoid of cement. With added features, it also helps reduce the environmental footprint. Bendable concrete is a mix of small fibres, generally polymer-derived, compiled into a microstructure. It helps give the material increased ductility in comparison to traditional concrete. Traditional concrete just cannot bend without breaking.

The researchers out of Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia developed this new type of concrete. As mentioned before, this one is bendable and doesn’t require cement to compose it. In a test, the team put a gigantic weight on top of two pillars of concrete. The first traditional slab of concrete snapped under considerable pressure but the second one is where the wonder lies.

The second slab made use of synthetic fibres in the concrete mix. To manufacture it, they came up with a procedure which does not require heat to cure it. This radically reduces the impact on the environment. The heating of limestone is not required to make the cement component. It also emits a huge 76% less carbon dioxide which is definitely a better thing for the world. Behzad Nematollahi, a researcher involved in developing the material added that it is 400 times more bendable than regular concrete. It is ideal for environments around Earth that are prone to earthquakes.

Also known as Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), bendable concrete isn’t something new. Dr Victor Li, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of Michigan made it in the early 1990s. However, cost, supply chain concerns, and technical factors have prevented its widespread adaptation in the construction industry. As of 2019, it was 4 times more expensive to make than good old traditional concrete. Here’s hoping that this new bendable concrete can be produced cheaply on a mass scale.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.

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