Finnish concrete producer Lujabetoni well
on track towards carbon neutrality

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A BFT team recently visited Lujabetoni: Pictured are Erdal Top (Bauverlag) and hosts Kari Turunen (Vice President) and Petteri Kiviranta (Production Manager/from right) in an interview

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About 120 people work at the Järvenpää plant primarily producing hollow-core slabs

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For this purpose, the company uses plant and equipment from Elematic...

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… as well as Schöck thermal insulation elements…

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… concrete chemicals (release agents) from Ecoratio…

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… and lab equipment from Controls

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The mixing plant has already been renewed – further upgrades to follow

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Lujabetoni is one of the largest Scandinavian manufacturers of structural precast elements. The business based in Hämeenlinna, Finland, recently welcomed BFT Editor-in-Chief Silvio Schade and Key Account Manager Erdal Top to its Järvenpää plant. Lujabetoni is one of the pioneers of 3D (BIM) modeling and IT-supported precast production.

Lujabetoni Oy was founded over 60 years ago. This third-generation family-owned business has become one of the leading concrete producers in Finland. Employing more than 800 people, of which approximately 120 at the Järvenpää plant, the company generates annual sales of about €100 million. Production takes place on three prestressed concrete lines, each 210 m long. The group of companies operates a total of 27 precast, concrete product and ready-mix plants in Finland and Sweden.

Lujabetoni has been one of the pioneers of 3D (BIM) modeling and IT-supported precast production since the 1990s. A...