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A visit with 2017 National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Chairman Scott Parson

Two very different 2016 campaigns have the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association prepared to defend or build share in markets representing 60-70 percent of industry shipments. Both stand to help producer members in 2017 match or eclipse last year’s 3 percent growth rate, equal to a 10 million-yd. year-over-year gain.

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MANUFACTURERS – AUGUST 2017

Charah LLC, Louisville, Ky., will raise Class F fly ash supply capabilities to Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky concrete and cement producers through an exclusive agreement to market coal combustion products (CCP) from the Hoosier Energy Merom Generating Station in western Indiana. The contract is the latest in a series supporting the company’s MultiSource terminal and processing site network.

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ORGANIZATIONS – AUGUST 2017

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After working with the Concrete Reinforcement Steel Institute since 2011 as a founding cosponsor, the American Concrete Institute is exclusively overseeing Adhesive Anchor Installer (AAI) certification. Developed in response to a National Transportation Safety Board request following a fatal Boston Central Artery/Tunnel precast panel anchor failure, the certification program is now available in 40-plus locations.

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PRODUCERS – AUGUST 2017

Martin Marietta Materials has named James A.J. Nickolas senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective this month. He succeeds the retiring Anne Lloyd, who will remain with the producer through September, capping a 12-year term as CFO. Nickolas most recently led the Caterpillar Inc. Corporate Development Group, following CFO tours of duty at the manufacturer’s Resources Industries segment and Global Mining division. Prior to Caterpillar, he was executive director of J.P. Morgan Securities.

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Concrete Cloth developer weaves low permeability composite mat

Spartanburg, S.C.-based Milliken Infrastructure Solutions, LLC has announced CC Hydro Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM), its newest product for water infrastructure, oil, gas and industrial applications. The all-in-one containment product combines the properties of the company’s Concrete Cloth GCCM with a high impermeability, chemically resistant geomembrane backing.

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Penn State affiliate develops Concrete Science Technology degree

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The School of Construction & Design Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, will launch a two-year Concrete Science Technology degree program, beginning with the fall 2018 term. Presented as the East Coast’s only program of its kind, it will equip students for success in concrete production and analytical evaluation.

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NRMCA research findings justify a revisiting of ACI 318 chloride limits

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In collaboration with Dr. Neal Berke of Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Tourney Consulting Group, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has completed research to a) establish a relationship between the calculated total (initial) chloride content and measured water-soluble chloride content in hardened concrete; and, b) potentially give ready mixed producers latitude in mixture adjustments on projects bound by ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete.

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