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14 / June 2020 powderbulk.com waste materials that can bend under a load at Swinburne Univer- sity in Australia. The new material incorporates industrial waste prod- ucts, including fly ash, a by-product of coal-fired power stations. The bendable concrete is of particular interest for building construction in earthquake zones, where brittle concrete construction methods can lead to building collapse. Swinburne's ARC DECRA Fel- low Nematollahi at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Digital Construction says, "Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. In fact, it is the second most consumed mate- rials by human beings after water. Its quality has a massive effect on the resilience of our infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, and tunnels." Unfortunately, traditional cement has a large carbon foot- print because the main ingredient requires calcination of limestone. In the newly discovered concrete mixture, there's no need for con- crete, which helps to make the mixture require 36 percent less energy and emits up to 76 percent less carbon dioxide in comparison to traditional bendable concrete made from cement. According to the laboratory results, the novel concrete is about 400 times more bendable than normal concrete with a similar strength level. The research "Micromechanics- Based Investigation of a Sustainable Ambient Temperature Cured One- Part Strain Hardening Geopolymer Composite" was published in the journal Construction and Building Materials. beverage manufacturing activity; mechanization rates and use of more advanced machinery models in developing markets; innovative technology adoption in mature markets such as the US and China; and consumer trends toward new products that require new machin- ery to process. The three most prominent mar- ket opportunities predicted in the report are in the chocolate, confec- tionery, and beverage industries. Particularly, the chocolate and con- fectionery processing machinery market is expected to show growth because of the increase in consumer incomes in developing markets in Central and South America and in Africa and the Middle East. Greater income means that consumers in these areas can now afford choco- late and confectionery products, so manufacturers are responding by building new factories and upgrad- ing existing plants to cater to these new consumers. The report predicts that six countries — China, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the US — will account for approxi- mately 66 percent of global output gains in the food and beverage processing equipment market through 2023. These countries are home to many of the largest suppliers of food and beverage processing machinery producers. For more info and to purchase a copy of the report for $6,400, visit www.freedoniagroup.com. RESEARCH NOTES Researchers develop bendable concrete using waste materials Researchers Behzad Nematollahi and Jay Sanjayan have developed a new type of concrete made from processes focused on wet granula- tion technology, which has become a more important part of the phar- maceutical market. Since then, new product launches and continuous improvement in existing products have helped drive the pharmaceuti- cal granulators market. The market is also expected to be fueled by an increasing demand for oral dose medications. The report says that according to the 2017 Nice Insight Pharmaceutical Excipient Survey, 65 percent of pharma- ceutical excipients are in the oral solid dosage form prior to further manufacturing to create tablets or capsules. For more info and to purchase a copy of the report for $4,500, visit www.coherentmarket insights.com. Food processing machinery market expected to resume predicted growth pattern following global pandemic The global food processing machin- ery market is expected to be extensively impacted by the current COVID-19 pandemic in the near term, according to the report Global Food Processing Machinery by The Freedonia Group, an international business research company. How- ever, the report predicts that after 2020, the market's trajectory should resume its predicted growth pat- tern. In terms of global demand, food processing machinery is fore- cast to increase 5.2 percent per year to $67.2 billion in 2023. The report attributes this growth to food and FOLL OW US ON