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Month: October 2009

Trouble-Making Shareholder Ramps Up Efforts To Fracture Txi Board At 10/22 Meeting

October 13, 2009 Concrete News

With TXI’s annual meeting in Dallas only days away, company leadership has admitted that in recent weeks it has had private settlement discussions with its third-largest (representing a 10.2 percent stake) and most belligerent shareholder, SAVF, with respect to proxy proposals

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Investor States Weak Case For Messing With Texas Industries

October 13, 2009 Concrete News

Texas Industries, Inc. is approaching its annual shareholders meeting, Oct. 22 in Dallas, poised to counter a flimsy argument for board realignment, including ouster of three incumbent directors up reelection to three-year terms

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J.W. Peters, Zignego Help Rexcon Build Massive New Base

October 12, 2009 Concrete News

An all-concrete structure with twin 75- x 600-ft. bays, set on 30 acres in southeastern Wisconsin, is the new home for batch equipment and controls manufacturer RexCon

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Rmc Foundation Updates Guide For Leed 2009 Nc

October 9, 2009 Concrete News

The Ready Mixed Concrete Industry LEED Reference Guide – Third Edition covers LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations, plus guidance on how concrete may contribute to rating points for candidate construction projects in the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification system

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Mid-Atlantic Precast Opens 8-Ft. Spancrete Line On Virginia Greenfield

October 8, 2009 Concrete News

Mid-Atlantic Precast has launched with the East Coast’s first 8-ft. Spancrete hollowcore production line, targeting Interstate 95-linked markets from New York to North Carolina

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Axim Formulates Mrwr For Flowability, Scm Mix Performance

October 8, 2009 Concrete News

Catexol Hydrosense, a polycarboxylate-based water reducer, provides what Axim contends is excellent flowability during placement without affecting initial setting time

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Doe Grants Cemex $1.1 Million For Carbon Capture, Storage Tech Development

October 7, 2009 Concrete News

Cemex USA is one of 12 recipients of first round grants from a $1.4-billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act pool funding development of technology that will capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources

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Unions Smell Rat In Climate Change Legislation

October 6, 2009 Concrete News

In surprisingly pro-business style, organized labor has noted federal policy observers’ concerns regarding the economic impact of restricting carbon dioxide emissions

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Osha Prods States To Enforce Record-Keeping Accuracy With Spot Inspections

October 5, 2009 Concrete News

With the belief that accurate workplace injury and illness reporting is critical to an effective enforcement program, OSHA is initiating a national emphasis program (NEP) on recordkeeping to assess the correctness of such employer-recorded data

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Economy Forces Ash Grove To Idle Nine Of 10 Plants

October 5, 2009 Concrete News

The Associated Press reported that Ash Grove Cement, the nation’s largest independently owned cement manufacturer, indicated plans late last month to suspend production at nine of its 10 U.S. plants, some starting the process as soon as mid-November, earlier than the company’s usual seasonal shutdowns

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