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Building A FutureBy Steven Prokopy The signs are everywhere that those running AVR, Inc.'s Burnsville, Minn., ready mixed plant are prepared for any eventuality. Replacing an old plant... |
Concrete Currents News
Navistar rebrands Continental, maps broad mixer distribution network
Feb 8, 2010 5:15 PM
Navistar announced at World of Concrete 2010 that Continental Mixers, LLC will stand as the new name of Continental Manufacturing Co., which Navistar acquired in December 2009...
Quikrete recycled-aggregate Green Concrete Mix gains geographical footprint
Feb 8, 2010 5:01 PM
Following last year’s launch in northern California, Seattle and Portland markets, Quikrete is expanding availability of its Green Concrete Mix to Denver; Salt Lake City; Columbus, Ohio; and, New England...
New group counters extreme regulatory action hovering over fly ash
Feb 5, 2010 12:45 PM
Prompted by increased environmentalist attacks on coal ash and signals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it may regulate coal ash as a hazardous waste, a new advocacy group--Citizens for Recycling First--will counter moves threatening the material’s use in construction...
Stimulus funds drive $3 million in fly ash, masonry shear wall research
Jan 29, 2010 8:18 PM
“Science of Concrete--Fundamental Models that Enable New Technology for Expanded Use of Fly Ash” and “Performance-Based Seismic Design Methods and Tools for Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall Structures” are among 27 projects to receive funding from NIST, which operates within the U.S. Department of Commerce...
Lafarge, Boral crack top 100 list of most sustainable global companies
Jan 29, 2010 5:07 PM
The sixth annual Global 100 most sustainable large corporations list, announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, includes construction and materials giants Lafarge SA (No. 51) of France and Australia-based Boral Ltd. (No. 61)...
RMC Foundation releases Sustainable Concrete Plant Guidelines
Jan 28, 2010 6:28 PM
RMC Foundation’s newest publication offers ready mixed producers performance-based metrics to measure and demonstrate the sustainability of their operations, plus specific guidance on how to assess energy and resource consumption for continuous plant improvement...
Redi-Mix Concrete veteran Hilliard named NRMCA Driver of the Year
Jan 27, 2010 3:47 PM
Johnney Hilliard of Denton, Texas, is the 2010 NRMCA Driver of the Year. The award recognizes a long track record of safe operating procedures, professionalism, and strong customer service skills, most recently with current employer Redi-Mix Concrete, U.S. Concrete’s Dallas-Ft. Worth business...
$170 million Lafarge settlement carries Obama EPA template
Jan 27, 2010 10:32 AM
A consent decree with the EPA calls for Lafarge North America to implement nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide pollution-control measures at 13 U.S. cement plants, some of which will see deployment of selective catalytic reduction or selective non-catalytic reduction technology new to the industry...
