Aggregate Industries breaks ground on new cement plant

The facility will allow Aggregate Industries to supply customers 24 hours a day with conventional, low-carbon, and circular cementitious materials from five loading heads.

In a statement, the company said the primary objective of its ‘strategic investment’ at the site is to ‘fulfill the increasing demands for sustainable building materials within an evolving market’. 

As well as providing an import hub, the investment includes new plant equipment for manufacturing blended cements and lower carbon cement components, including GGBS (Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag) and alternative raw materials from construction demolition materials. 

The Port of Tilbury is the principal port for London, the largest multimodal port in the South East, and the third largest port in the UK. Investing in this high-end new manufacturing facility will allow Aggregate Industries to better serve regional customers in terms of both meeting increased demand for materials, as well as through streamlined logistics. 

Demand for low-carbon sustainable products has and will continue to increase dramatically, particularly supported by Government initiatives plus privately funded infrastructure schemes. The new plant at Tilbury will support the global drive for low-carbon and circular construction materials and accelerate decarbonization in the UK market.

In a statement, Dragan Maksimovic, CEO of Aggregate Industries, said: “This important investment will further strengthen our position in the market, allowing us to drive our sustainability ambitions and lead the way in low carbon and circular building materials. The London and South East construction market has major regional projects on the horizon and we are primed and ready to meet the region’s rising demand for sustainable solutions.”

Steve Curley, managing director Cement at Aggregate Industries, said:: “Already, our ECOPact range of low-carbon concrete delivers significantly lower CO2 emissions than standard concrete and our ECOPlanet range of green cement was recently added to our green offering. By investing in this impressive facility within the Port of Tilbury, we will truly boost our sustainable offering and be more agile and efficient in the way we manufacture, transport, and supply our products across this region.”