EPA officials are set to open a 90-day public comment period for proposed rules that address disposal and management of coal-fired power plants’ ash and residue, while exempting higher-grade, lower-carbon fly ash suited to concrete mix designs, cement mill feed, and wallboard production
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Pca Economist Tracks 37 Percent Shipment Gain Over 30-Month Window
In his latest cement shipment and concrete output forecast, PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan affirms a positive trend likely to begin in July: 2010 cement consumption up 5 percent over 2009, which caps a two-year decline of 38 percent against 2007 figures, followed by 2011-12 gains of 13.3 percent and 18.7 percent
Read MoreRobotics Spur Stair Tread Specialist Diamond Concrete’s Five-Fold Productivity Gain
Diamond Concrete is reporting a 500–600 percent capacity increase for its precast stair tread and riser products following a plant relocation (from Smokey Point, Wash.) and installation of an Atlas Robotic Conveying System
Read MoreMid-Atlantic Precast Association Seeks Best Precast Projects
The Design 2010 Awards competition sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Precast Association (MAPA) is open to all projects featuring precast concrete from the past five years in the qualifying geographic area
Read MoreWireless Remote Drives Mix Bucket Gate
New Hampton Metal Fab has engineered an air-actuated, slide gate system with remote control, available on 1-, 2-, and 3-yd. Crete Hawg concrete buckets
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Sees Business As Usual Amid Swift Financial Reorganization
A Plan of Reorganization filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware calls for U.S. Concrete to reduce subordinated debt by approximately $272 million and gain approval of a J.P. Morgan-led $80 million debtor-in-possession credit facility to fund operations during restructuring
Read MoreÀfundamental PhysicsÌ Drive Shuttlelift’s Single-Beam Gantry Crane
The new rubber-tired, single-beam SB Series gantry cranes concentrate loads directly under the frame, eliminating potential stability concerns operators might encounter with rough-terrain or crawler cranes, a reach stacker, or forklift
Read MoreUk’s Concrete Curing Systems Opens North American Office
The proprietor of Envirocure temperature and humidity systems for manufactured concrete products will serve the North American market from a new Boonton, N.J., office
Read MoreSafety Group Updates High-Visibility Apparel Standard
An updated national consensus standard for high-visibility safety apparel released by the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) provides criteria
Read MoreAll County Does Justice To Liberty Island Pours
Logistics and LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] rating goals dictated use of volumetric mixers for a project involving an addition
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