Sources: ASTM International, West Conshocken, Pa.; CP staff
ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys has approved the inclusion of grades 310, 325, 340 product in A416/A416M, Specification for Low-Relaxation, Seven-Wire Steel Strand for Prestressed Concrete, representing a 15- to 25-percent increase in minimum tensile strength from existing grades. A new annex in the standard will reference the three grades.
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Sources: Oldcastle Precast Inc., Atlanta; CP staff
Oldcastle Precast’s Fontana, Calif., operation is set to close by month’s end the Interstate 210/Foothill Freeway Pavement and Slab Replacement Project precast schedule. Over an April 2016–March 2017 window, the producer is fabricating 6,500 precast slabs, 12.5-ft. wide x 11.33-ft. long to replace 9.7 miles of deteriorated, mainline pavement north of Los Angeles.
Read MoreSources: Salt River Materials Group, Scottsdale, Ariz.; CP staff
Salt Lake City-based Deseret Power Electric Cooperative, a vertically integrated, non‐profit corporation owned by six rural utility members, has awarded Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) the fly ash marketing agreement for its Bonanza Power Plant, south of Vernal, Utah. Effective this month, the long-term contract provides SRMG with exclusive rights to the station’s ASTM C‐618 Class F product.
Read MoreSources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
LafargeHolcim will scale up access to innovative construction solutions through entrepreneur collaboration at the new Start-Up Accelerator facility in Lyon, France. Rising adjacent to the producer’s global Research & Development Center, it will enable young companies to test and market their solutions in construction and urban planning.
Read MoreSources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff
A new Cemex corporate unit will focus on innovation, technology and venture capital as they drive construction industry evolution. Looking beyond core cement, concrete and aggregate businesses, Cemex Ventures will open an inaugural call later this month for startups, entrepreneurs, innovators, and entities exploring new opportunities in:
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