HeidelbergCement upbeat on 2017 outlook amid key-market strength, Italcementi...
Completion of a $4 billion merger involving Essroc Cement Corp. and sister Italcementi S.p.A. businesses, improved financials and credit ratings, plus declining energy costs, support especially...
View ArticleOldcastle caps record precast pavement contract for Los Angeles freeway
Oldcastle Precast’s Fontana, Calif., operation was set to close by this month the Interstate 210/Foothill Freeway Pavement and Slab Replacement Project precast schedule. Over an April 2016–March 2017...
View ArticleCemex USA leaves nothing to chance in headquarters materials specs
The new home of 200-plus Cemex USA headquarters staff is designed to tell the story of company products through the use and display of concrete, cement and aggregate. Lending an industrial feel,...
View ArticleEmissions Reduction challenge funds Solidia, CarbonCure expansion
Two leading developers of carbon dioxide-based processes for concrete production, curing and portland cement substitution or optimization are among four entities advancing to Innovative Carbon Use,...
View ArticleHigh Concrete lands Liberty Island museum contract
High Concrete Group LLC, based in Denver, Penn., has secured an insulated, architectural precast panel contract from Phelps Construction Group for the Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in the...
View ArticleSteel fiber specialist advances Direct Tension testing methodology
A proprietary test described in ASTM International’s Journal of Testing and Evaluation provides for direct comparison of steel fiber and conventional rebar concrete specimen tensile properties,...
View ArticleRoyal White adds CSA cement to North American terminals
Royal White Cement has developed a calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement for the North American market, targeting agencies that specify very high early strength concrete for highway or runway pavement...
View ArticleNRMCA chairman, committees honor annual award recipients
Convening last month in Las Vegas, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association committees and divisions recognized individuals and groups for association and industry contributions. Concrete Products...
View ArticleMcInnis Cement starts Big Apple terminal construction
Work is underway at the New York terminal of Montreal-based McInnis Cement, whose eastern Quebec mill is nearing production and positioned to supply markets from the Mid-Atlantic to the Great Lakes....
View ArticleFederal Trade Commission eyes merger investigation streamlining
The Federal Trade Commission, one of two Washington, D.C., agencies overseeing company mergers, is moving aggressively to implement Presidential directives aimed at eliminating what Acting Chairman...
View ArticleCalculator performs life cycle assessment for slag cement concrete
The Slag Cement Association has programmed a calculator with which concrete producers can quantify and interpret cradle-to-gate life cycle assessments (LCA) reflecting the environmental impact of...
View ArticleKeystone system arrives first in Florida DOT SRW specs
The Florida Department of Transportation has approved Keystone Retaining Wall Systems’ KeySystem II for use on state and federal highways under the agency. The system consists of Keystone Compac III...
View ArticleGlen-Gery clips adhered veneer installation time with StoneFit
Wyomissing, Pa.-based hard surface specialist Glen-Gery Corp. bills StoneFit with DryFit Technology as an innovative cladding solution whose tongue and groove panels interlock stone pieces together...
View ArticleSegmental pavement project activity nears double-digit growth
Gross sales for segmental concrete pavement contractors in the U.S. and Canada increased 8.8 percent in 2016 over the prior year, according to the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute’s 2017...
View ArticleAltusGroup brings Graphic Concrete technology to North America
The AltusGroup partnership of architectural and structural precast producers has become the exclusive U.S. and Canadian sourcepoint distributor of Graphic Concrete technology for imparting durable...
View ArticleOldcastle Architectural ups InsulTech design options, flexibility with 6-in....
Oldcastle Architectural’s Echelon brand has launched the InsulTech Concrete Masonry System’s Half-High product line as an extension to its popular full high product. The system features about a dozen...
View ArticleBoral North America division emerges from Boral Ltd., Headwaters union
Boral Ltd. consummated a $2.6 billion takeover of South Jordan, Utah-based Headwaters Inc., following U.S. Federal Trade Commission clearance. The deal brings the North Sydney, Australia, suitor upward...
View ArticleForterra, Thompson Pipe trade gravity and pressure pipe production assets
Under an agreement announced late last month, Rialto, Calif.-based Thompson Pipe Group will acquire the concrete and steel pressure pipe assets of U.S. Pipe, a division of concrete drainage products...
View ArticleGate Precast uses hollow core to lower costs for hotel project
Two Marriott hotels near Orlando’s Mall at Millenia are being built within a single structure as part of a dual-brand hotel concept made possible, in part, by the adaptability of precast. Gate Precast...
View ArticleDeere deep in paving equipment with Wirtgen deal
Deere & Co. will significantly expand its construction equipment market stake with a $5.2 billion acquisition of Germany’s Wirtgen Group, projected to close later this year. Wirtgen encompasses...
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