Month: July 2009
Block/Paver/Brick
Ready Mixed
2009 Global Cement Consumption Stabilization Followed By 2010 Recovery
World cement consumption is expected to decline 1.7 percent in 2009, a modest drop cushioned by a roughly 4.0 percent growth in utilization by China and India
Read MoreSpraguesÌ Rm Debuts Zero Discharge Mix, Slurry-Recycling System
In a state where land, water and material hauling are at a premium and tough environmental regulation a fact of life, California’s Spragues’ Ready Mix has deployed the first closed-loop recycling equipment combination of its kind: a concrete reclaimer separating fine and coarse aggregate, coupled with a slurry-recycling filter that dewaters cement fines to yield nearly ASTM C 94-grade batch water (suspended solids < 60 ppm)
Read MoreHeadwaters Adds 400,000 Tons Of Ash Capacity For Great Lakes Markets
Source: Headwaters Resources, South Jordan, Utah Headwaters anticipates mid-July completion for the first phase of a $10 million investment at Detroit Edison’s Monroe (Mich.) Power Plant, yielding a new Class F fly ash source for Midwest and Eastern Canadian concrete producer
Read MoreReport Credits Positive Global Climate Impact To Cement CompaniesÌ Co2 Reduction
Although cement production by companies participating in a 16-year study increased 53 percent from 1990 to 2006, net carbon dioxide emissions increased only 35 percent, proving a decoupling of production and related emissions
Read MoreDeficient Roads, Highway Fatalities Study Released As Reauthorization Talks Heat Up
At the brink of SAFETEA-LU reauthorization negotiations, the TCC unveiled a highway safety study that finds half of U.S. highway fatalities are related to deficient roadway conditions
Read MoreFinfrock D-B Granted Dominion By Virginia Developer
Finfrock Construction, Inc. has been selected by Houston-based Residential Housing Development, LLC to provide the parking garage for a new student housing
Read MoreStonecraft Scores Veneer
Inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmanship, DutchCraft Foundation is a new manufactured stone veneer profile offered by StoneCraft Industries. An enhancement
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