The most recent development that has further increased the value and usefulness of slag cements is the high costs and prospective shortages of energy. The slag does not need to be burned in a kiln.

This story is part of The Montana Gap project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. It’s hard to imagine Anaconda without slag heaps. Driving into town, they’re the first ...

The Slag Cement Association (SCA) - a leading source of knowledge for slag cement and slag blended cements through promotion, education and technology development - celebrates its 20th anniversary ...

For many, the first step in a long career in construction is education. Understanding this, the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has recognized an opportunity to enhance the education of tomorrow's ...

On the basis of type, the market is divided into blast furnace slag and steelmaking slag. The blast furnace slag segment dominates due to rapid growth in cement-producing companies and growth in ...

Australian scientists are trying to close the loop on steel waste and sewage wastewater. When they made new concrete using these waste materials, the results were 17 percent stronger than concrete ...

With the increase in iron/steel production, the higher volume of by-products (slag) generated necessitates its efficient recycling. Because the Linz-Donawitz (LD) slag is rich in silicon (Si) and ...

Steel slag, the principal by-product of blast-furnace and basic oxygen furnace steelmaking, holds significant promise as a supplementary cementitious material and aggregate in concrete systems. Its ...

Slag from the steel industry could help save some of Wales' most rare plants, according to an ecologist. The material, regarded as waste, has been described as a potential "game-changer" when it comes ...

A NEWLYWED couple, Ryan and Michele Stulak, built their house on top of a 25-story industrial slag heap here, and did so knowingly. Residing with them on 50 years' worth of steel byproducts is a ...