American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire Products Co., and Sumiden Wire Products Corp. have filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that dumped and subsidized imports of prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the People’s Republic of China cause material injury to the domestic industry
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Federal Lawmakers Support Statewide Adoption Of Current Building Codes
Insurance industry-funded IBHS, a nonprofit organization that advances robust wall construction typical of concrete or masonry methods, is endorsing federal legislation incentivizing statewide building code adoption and enforcement
Read MoreMasonry Contractor Settles Hispanic EmployeesÌ Suit For $500K
On the eve of a scheduled two-week trial, Northbrook, Ill.-based Ceisel Masonry agreed to pay $500,000 to settle an EEOC race and national origin discrimination lawsuit representing 10 Hispanic workers
Read MoreTexas Brushfires Rekindle Concrete-Vs.-Plastic Pipe Debate
Responding to the failure of high-density polyethylene drainage pipe that compromised the spring brushfire-driven evacuation of Stoneburg, Texas, ACPA contends: “Using combustible materials in high fire-risk areas or in evacuation routes for natural disasters could prove harmful to the health and safety of the American public.”
Read MoreConcrete Industry Management Sponsors Seek Summer Internship Placement
The Concrete Industry Management program, a business-intensive curriculum culminating in a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management, is actively seeking 2009 summer internships for CIM undergraduates and graduates
Read MoreRecycled Rubber, Plastic Processor Cites Concrete Hardscape Unit Alternative
VAST Enterprises is promoting a line of pavers formulated from 95 percent recycled materials that include tire rubber and plastic bottles
Read MoreSteel Producers, Fabricators Engage Customers In Nationwide Ãopen House
September 18 will be AISC’s inaugural SteelDay, where mills, fabricators and service centers in at least 43 states will host 100-plus facility or jobsite tours
Read MoreEmboldened Building Trades Flex Muscles In D.C.; Retool Union Message, Image
In a keynote address to his group’s 2009 Legislative Conference, Building and Construction Trades Department President Mark Ayers equated the Obama Administration advent with the dawning of a new era of union construction success
Read MoreCemex Restructuring Expands ExecutivesÌ Universe
Effective May 15, Francisco Garza will take on his new position as president of Cemex Americas, a title that appears to expand upon the responsibilities and geographical scope of his previous title of president, North America region and trading
Read MoreObama Budget Swells Osha Enforcement, Labor Compliance Staff Ranks
The Labor Department’s $13.3 billion in discretionary funds requested for fiscal year 2010 supports the hiring of 160 new Occupational Safety & Health Administration enforcement staff; 670 new worker protection program investigators, and, 200 new Wage & Hour Division investigators
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