Slag cement is an excellent solution for all types of concrete. Check out this story of how Heidelberg Materials supplied slag cement for the precast concrete used in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's award-winning Fern Hallow Bridge Replacement in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. https://bit.ly/4ggXIHF HDR Swank Construction Company Pennstress
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2wAnd, where do you still obstruct the addition of adding seperatly Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag at the concrete plant and refuse to calculatecit as a binder?