Recycled Aggregates Use Set to Grow in Middle East

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Published on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 15:55

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The Al Dhafra plant in Abu Dhabi, managed by Leighton Services, has capacity to produce 5000-8000 tonnes of recycled concrete aggregate per day.

The use of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) is set to soar in Abu Dhabi, after having been specified in a number of major projects, including in the Etihad Rail project in Abu Dhabi.

Produced by the Al Dafra waste plant, use of RCAs all but came to a halt, and the plant was forced to shut down, with a stockpile of 1.6 million tonnes of material ready to be crushed.

But it roared to life again, when Al Jaber engineering ordered 750,000 tonnes of aggregate for use on the Etihad Rail project. This was followed by further orders, and according to Tim Harwood, executive general manager of Leighton Services, which manages the plant, the total orders of RCA for Etihad Rail total 1.2 million tonnes.

Demand is set to grow, and next year in Abu Dhabi, 40% of the aggregates used in the construction of new roads will be recycled, something that will be written into the specification, though the exact details will vary between projects.

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By Stian Overdahl, Jan 21, 2013

Posted on "ConstructionWeekOnline.com"

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