Martin Marietta dispatches principal TXI California assets to CalPortland

Sources: Taiheiyo Cement Corp., Tokyo; Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.; CP staff

A $420 million asset deal with Martin Marietta, anchored by the former TXI Oro Grande plant, will enable Glendora, Calif.-based CalPortland Co. to replace capacity from its idled Colton mill—about 35 miles south—and strengthen a home state, integrated cement and concrete platform. Coupled with Stockton and San Diego terminals, the plant will contribute to what CalPortland parent Taiheiyo Cement reports is “a steady improvement in sales volume and profit in [the] Group’s U.S. operations.”

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Pipe Show to premier along side 2016 ACPA Pipe School

Sources: American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA), Irving, Texas

More than 400 engineers, executives, owners and allied professionals from the North American concrete drainage products segment will gather for the inaugural ACPA Pipe Show, staged concurrently with the association’s 2016 Pipe School, January 4–7 at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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