Concrete and Cement Reinvented: Growing the Market, Decarbonising 2022-2042

The cement, concrete and allied industries now face an exciting 20 years of transformation in all respects. Uniquely, the full picture is found in this commercially-oriented IDTechEx report, "Concrete and Cement Reinvented: Growing the Market, Decarbonising 2022-2042". Research, interpretation and forecasting is by PhD level, multilingual IDTechEx analysts located worldwide. See how a deluge of new formulations, products and capabilities will open up many new markets such as multifunctional concrete (electrical, optical etc.) and 3D printed large structures free of steel reinforcement and its problems. 111 organisations are covered. Other industries are benchmarked where they are ahead.

 

Understand how, with a multifaceted approach, this industry can go from causing 6-10% of global warming to almost none. Cement can be made with little or no emission by reformulation or with carbon capture. Some will even be made by absorbing carbon dioxide. Facilities will increasingly go off-grid making all the electricity to run sites and vehicles by zero-emission solar, wind and water power that leverages those facilities. Solar on gravel pit lakes is already with us. Tidal and wave power will leverage the many other water-based activities of this industry such as sand and aggregate dredging.

 

Trials of delayed electricity from hot rocks, sand and raised blocks of waste concrete reveal other synergies. Electrified cement and concrete facilities will profitably export zero-emission electricity and energy storage to help others to clean up their act: pariah to saviour in 20 years. Green concrete will deal with rising sea levels and new forms will open up many new markets analysed in this report which takes 300 pages to cover all these topics.

 

After a comprehensive glossary, the 40-page executive summary and conclusions is sufficient in itself for those in a hurry. Mostly involving new infograms, comparison charts, roadmaps and forecasts it presents 25 primary conclusions mainly concerned with growing and decarbonising the industry profitably, revealing the largest participants, those to watch and the sites and applications of the future.

 

The Introduction then explains the basics of cement and concrete making and how issues will be addressed to grow the market. This involves life, performance, quantified emissions issues and electrification, including fuel cell vs battery. Briefly understand the value chains, processes, Ultra-High Performance Concrete evolution, supplementary cementitious materials, geopolymer etc., and challenges and opportunities with sand and deserts in 23 pages.

 

Chapter 3 concerns green concrete in its many emerging forms. With a host of examples, intentions and new ideas, it thoroughly covers carbon capture in process and product, zero carbon, bio-cement, bioreceptive, geopolymer. 20 pages.

 

Chapter 4 is your drill down on 3D printed concrete buildings and large structures becoming a substantial market. Since this spans third world to military and UHPC tunnelling it is very important 2022-2042. 16 pages. Chapter 5 addresses self-healing, self-cleaning, bendable and textile concrete in 24 pages. Chapter 6 expands on graphene and other Ultra High Performance Concrete - some 3D printed - including actual applications and plans. 8 pages.

 

Chapter 7 concerns self-monitoring, electricity-making, energy-storing and vehicle-charging concrete as the industry assists many others to go green. Learn smart roads, wireless sensor mesh networks in bridges and airport aprons and more with detailed new infograms. Here is how the industry will leverage its lakes, caverns, sand, rocks and scrap concrete to store its own electricity and sell storage to grids and microgrids. 45 pages.

 

Chapter 8 has detailed infograms of the quarry and mine of the future, carbon capture and process electrification. It is on process decarbonisation of the cement industry - business opportunities. 10 pages.

 

It is commonly believed that the processing machinery and vehicles in this industry belch diesel because zero-emission battery versions and electric power are not yet possible. Chapter 9 explains and predicts electric and autonomous drilling rigs, excavators, loaders, transport, ready-mix trucks, almost all already available to buy. Some are planned concepts, even making their own power. It adds the rapid progress on autonomy for these with many illustrated examples by supplier. 38 pages.

 

Chapter 10 presents suitable zero-emission electricity and storage for complete electrification and new earning streams. Here are new forms of power from on-site water, wind and solar power, reducing costs, down time, payback uncertainties and emissions and creating new earning streams from sites selling electricity. An appendix then explains and advises on whether hydrogen saves oil companies not the planet and how important it will be to this industry.

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