August 17, 2015 – Concrete Products

NRMCA quantifies truck weight factors consistent with feds’ carbon emissions goals

August 17, 2015 Concrete News

Sources: CP staff; National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.

Testifying in the first of two public hearings on “Phase 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles,” NRMCA Vice President, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Kevin Walgenbach informed Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials of potential unintended consequences if the regulations as proposed are applied to mixer trucks.

Notre Dame engineering student team takes PCI 2015 Big Beam Contest

August 17, 2015 Concrete News

Sources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff

The PCI Student Education Committee recently judged the Sika Corp.-sponsored Engineering Student Design Competition, or Big Beam Contest, challenging college or university teams to fabricate and test a precast/prestressed concrete beam with the help of local PCI Producer members. Prizes based on efficient design, highest load capacity and other criteria are awarded to the top 20 entries, drawn from a North America-wide pool.

Post-tax savings accompany Terex ‘inversion’ in Konecranes merger

August 17, 2015 Concrete News

Sources: Terex Corp., Westport, Conn.; CP staff

Eyeing global scale and near-term earning synergies upward of $120 million, Terex Corp. and Konecranes Plc of Helsinki plan an all-stock “merger of equals,” creating a company whose 2014 revenues totaled about $10 billion. Terex and Konecranes shareholders will own approximately 60 percent and 40 percent, respectively, of the combined business, to operate as Konecranes Terex Plc, based in Finland with major corporate functions continuing in Connecticut.