The award is assigned annually by FBF Betondienst GmbH, organiser of the BetonTage congress, and by the specialist magazine BFT International.
Dyckerhoff AG has won the 2008 Innovation Award in the “Concrete Technology” category with its special cement NANODUR®.
This product marks the arrival on the market of a ready-to-use binder permitting production of UHPC (Ultra High Performance Concrete) without silica fumes.
The award concerns innovations in the sectors of concrete technology and production, reinforcement and anchoring techniques, services, machinery and plant, together with automation. Evaluation is based on the degree of innovation and originality of propositions, also considering their importance for the precasting and prefabrication industry, application and market potential, and compliance with technological standards.