A five-acre plot adjacent to Midwest Block & Brick’s long-standing Jefferson City, Mo., facility is the site of a wet-cast plant opened in late May by the Midwest Products Group subsidiary
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Epa Opens Comment Period On Coal Ash Designation, Disposal Rule
In the June 21 Federal Register, EPA formally proposes a rule maintaining provisions for beneficial use of fly ash in concrete and other construction materials, but significantly tightening existing regulations’ treatment of nonconstruction-grade coal ash
Read MoreAgency Weighs Fly Ash Concrete Stigma Vs. Broader Coal Ash Hazardous Waste Label
In its proposed regulation of power plants’ coal combustion residuals (CCR) under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA acknowledges potential backlash a hazardous waste designation might have on beneficial uses of concrete
Read MoreSimem Develops 0.5—3.5 Yd. Mobile Plants
Introduced at bauma 2010 in Munich, the Jumper series of small mobile concrete plants is engineered for standard trailer transport or delivery in 40-ft. containers, plus setup and operation without need for foundations
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