Heidelberg Materials’ first industrial concrete recycling facility in Poland uses award-winning FCB Rhodax® technology
Heidelberg Materials, one of the world's leading manufacturers of building materials, recently commissioned Poland's first industrial concrete recycling plant. This innovative plant uses Fives' revolutionary FCB Rhodax® technology, enabling 100% of demolition concrete to be recycled with optimum quality.
An advanced bed compression grinding technology to turn demolition concrete into new high-quality products
The FCB Rhodax® technology was awarded the French Marc Regnier Innovation-Recycling prize by the Société de l'Industrie Minérale, which recognizes industrial projects with a significant impact on the circular economy and the reduction of CO2 emissions. This material bed compression grinding technology transforms 100% of demolition concrete into high-quality aggregates, sand and cement paste, which can be reused as sustainable building materials.
The decision to use FCB Rhodax® is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the Research and Development departments of Heidelberg Materials and Fives, this technology having demonstrated its optimal performance in the field of concrete recycling.
After several pilot plant testing with the FCB Rhodax®, we see this as the best suited system to recover recycled cement paste from deconstruction concrete and get high-quality recycled aggregates and recycled sand.”
Wolfgang DIENEMANN, Director Global Research & Development, Heidelberg Materials
A commitment to the sustainable development of building materials
This recycling unit represents a major milestone for Heidelberg Materials, illustrating its commitment to providing alternative, low-carbon building materials.
FCB Rhodax® technology opens up a new perspective for the circular economy, with 100% reuse of recycled fractions. High-quality recycled aggregates and sand can be used in new concrete, preserving natural resources and reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions linked to quarry extraction. In addition, the extracted cement paste can be used as an additive in cement recipe, or fed into the raw process to produce low-carbon clinker.
Heidelberg Materials, present in around 50 countries with almost 51,000 employees, is further reinforcing its position as a leader on the road to carbon neutrality and the circular economy in the building materials industry.