HEIDELBERG Materials UK is demonstrating the company’s commitment to conserving natural materials, promoting the circular economy and decarbonising its products, by investing in a mobile cold recycling mixing plant.
The batching plant can use both reclaimed and primary aggregate to produce cold mix materials, which provide a lower carbon solution for road construction and maintenance projects.
The Wirtgen KMA 240i mobile plant has a large mixing capacity (240 tonnes) and can
process base materials, including recycled construction materials, asphalt planings and primary aggregate.
It enables the company to use technologies such as foamed bitumen, emulsion, and cementitious and biogenic binders to produce a range of cold mix materials.
Ian Price, Contracting Managing Director, said: “Our investment in this new mobile
plant allows us to complement our existing range of sustainable solutions with the
option of cold mix products, saving energy and associated CO2 emissions.”
“It provides a cost-effective solution for road construction and maintenance projects,
allowing recycling of 100 per cent of worn-out road surfaces, which can be recycled
back into new materials, reducing the need for primary aggregate.” he added.
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials and solutions with leading market positions in cement, aggregates, and ready-mixed concrete.
They are represented in more than 50 countries with around 51,000 employees at almost 3,000 locations.
At the centre of their actions lies the responsibility for the environment.
As the front runner on the path to carbon neutrality and circular economy in the building materials industry, they are working on sustainable building materials and solutions for the future.
