Recent designation of the Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, N.Y., as a Superfund site stands to disrupt aggregate and cement barge traffic for Empire Transit Mix, Ferrara Bros., Greco Bros., and Quadrozzi Concrete Corp., whose plants reside alongside heavy metals, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and volatile organic compounds contaminating the 100-ft. wide inlet
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Rapid Machines Twin-Shaft Mixer Models
Rapid International’s RT3000 and RT4000 Twin Shaft Mixers offer a compact footprint and 4- and 5-yd. outputs, respectively
Read MorePci 2010 Design Awards Call For Electronic Entries
PCI has issued a Call for Entries for its 2010 Design Awards competition
Read MoreKenworth Set For Epa-Compliant 2010 Paccar, Cummins Power
With the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville as a backdrop, Kenworth officially announced the Paccar MX, plus Cummins ISX 11.9 and ISL9, as engines for mixer- and dump-suited 2010 T800 or W900 models
Read MoreElemix Secures Patents For Polymeric Sphere-Bearing Mixes, Products
Between mid-December 2009 and late February 2010, five U.S. Patent Numbers directed to lightweight concrete compositions and articles made from them were awarded to Nova Chemicals for technology associated with Elemix concrete additive
Read MoreMidwest ProductsÌ Wilhelms Named 2010 Ncma Chairman
The NCMA annual convention, co-located in San Antonio with Icon Expo, saw installation of 2010 Chairman Mark Wilhelms, sales and marketing manager of St. Louis-based Kirchner Block & Brick, a division of Midwest Products Group
Read MoreNew Acrylic Fiber Imparts Crack Control, Alkali Resistance, Improved Toughness
Raditeck AC 60, a concrete-grade acrylic fiber dosed at 0.66–1.0 lbs./yd., made a North American debut at the National Precast Concrete Association’s 2010 Precast Show in Phoenix
Read MoreNew Acrylic Fiber Imparts Crack Control, Alkali Resistance, Improved Toughness
Raditeck AC 60, a concrete-grade acrylic fiber dosed at 0.66–1.0 lbs./yd., made a North American debut at the National Precast Concrete Association’s 2010 Precast Show in Phoenix
Read MoreCoal Top Gun Takes Stake In Carbon-Capturing Aggregate, Scm Processor Calera
Coal market leader Peabody Energy reports a $15 million equity interest in Calera Corp., whose research into carbon dioxide capture from power stations, cement plants and other industrial sources is leading to a process for synthetic aggregate and supplementary cementitious materials
Read MoreKimble Ramps Up Front Discharge Glider, New Model Program
Kimble is adding to its rear-discharge concrete mixer offering a front-discharge glider package, available by mid-year, and a new front model scheduled for fourth quarter 2010 rollout
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