Can steel slag be used? "Concrete Quality Control Standard (Revised Draft)" was released!

2026-09-09 09:41:47

Steel slag shall not be used as coarse aggregate. Steel slag shall not be used as fine aggregate.

On August 21, the General Office of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction issued a circular on the public consultation of the national standard "Concrete Quality Control Standard (Revised Draft for Consultation)". The deadline for feedback is September 21, 2026.

It is mentioned that steel slag should not be used as coarse aggregate. Steel slag shall not be used as fine aggregate. The mineral admixture

used in the concrete may include fly ash, granulated blast furnace slag powder, silica fume, limestone powder, natural pozzolana material, natural zeolite powder, steel slag powder, phosphorus slag powder, and composite admixture; two or more mineral admixtures may be mixed according to a certain proportion. Steel slag powder shall comply with the relevant provisions of the current national standard Steel Slag Powder for Cement and Concrete GB/T 20491.

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Sichuan-Chongqing: This week, the concrete market in Sichuan-Chongqing region tends to be stable as a whole and bears pressure locally. Cement in the main city of Chongqing and western Chongqing pushed up the cost of concrete, while cement in Sichuan fell back to ease the pressure of local cost.

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Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui: Recently, the weather in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui and other places is mainly fine, the pace of construction is accelerating, the construction of infrastructure and municipal projects has formed a certain bottom line for the demand, and the delivery volume of mixing stations has rebounded.

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Guangdong and Guangxi: The concrete market in Guangdong is weak and stable at a low level with regional differentiation.

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Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei: The concrete market in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as a whole is weak and stable this week.

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China Cement Net Project Link shows that the EPC + operation integration section of the special railway project in the northwest of Jincheng City is under bidding recently, and the deadline for bidding is 9:30 on October 16.

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Recently, Sun Xianwu, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of Wanwei Group Company, led a group of people into Wuhu Conch Cement Co., Ltd. to visit and investigate the construction of green manufacturing, port logistics and intelligent factories, and to learn advanced practices and experiences on the spot.

2026-09-28 14:00:56