In the early stages of their newest Kansas ready mixed plant, officials of Monarch Cement Co. and subsidiary Concrete Materials Inc. didn’t anticipate the need for a backup location or market. Permitting difficulties, coupled with opportunities for improved logistics, prompted a tabling of their initial target in favor of a site along a growing Interstate 35 and U.S. 169 corridor…
Read MoreSources: Global Cement and Concrete Association, London; CP staff The Global Cement and Concrete Association has shortlisted nine North American participants for the 2023 Innovandi Open Challenge. The program unites startups and member producers to pinpoint innovative ways to cut carbon emissions and accelerate GCCA Net Zero 2050 Roadmap progress. Finalists gain access to association member expertise, plants, labs and…
Read MoreSources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio, Texas; CP staff Solidia Technologies plans a Q3 2024 start for its first concrete production line, configured in an existing 53,000-sq.-ft. building at Alamo Junction in Elmendorf, Texas—near the company’s new San Antonio headquarters. The operation will produce pavers and other concrete units using Solidia Cement, a pioneering technology credited with dramatically reducing (≥ 50…
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San Diego concrete materials and reinforcement fiber specialist Surface Tech has completed the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) validation for Juno C33, an advanced alternative supplementary cementitious/fine aggregate material (SCM). The EPD serves as a transparent, objective report detailing what a product is made of and how it impacts the environment across its entire life cycle. The independently verified and registered…
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A Texas concrete materials supply chain fixture, the Holcim (US) Inc. Midlothian plant is the first cement mill in the country to fully convert to production of portland limestone cement (PLC), where fine limestone at 5 percent to 15 percent volumes is ground with clinker. The finished binder exhibits performance comparable to ordinary portland cement, but has a lower embodied…
Read MoreSources: Argonaut Private Equity, Tulsa, Okla.; CP staff Argonaut Private Equity has entered a partnership with Houston-based FABco, a provider of concrete materials and supplies, including engineered steel rebar and associated construction products. FABco has provided products, services and installation since 2010. Beyond Houston headquarters, it operates production and technical resource facilities in Central and North Texas, Colorado and Utah.
Read MoreSource: RMC Research & Education Foundation, Alexandria, Va. The RMC Foundation is collaborating with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and its Research, Engineering & Standards Committee (RES) on identification of industry research needs and referral of proposals for potential funding. Members of an RES task group, chaired by Bruce Blair, president of Consumers Concrete in Kalamazoo, Mich., have developed…
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Zimmerman Industries, a key player in volumetric mixer trucks, has teamed with Silicon Valley software developer LogiMove to launch a web portal and app-based solution for concrete delivery fleets. The LogiMove application helps manage orders, dispatching, mix designs, truck inspections, drivers, delivery notes, invoicing, and job site photo archiving. Initial set up is done through a web portal in a…
Read MoreSources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff Available as an online subscription, a USB drive or nine-volume print version, the ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, materials, and repair, with nearly 50 codes and specifications and more than 200 practices, including all guides and reports.
Read MoreSource: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be held March 28-April 1, enabling participation from stakeholders across the globe and replacing an originally scheduled in-person event in Baltimore.
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