Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff
The recently released PCA U.S. Year-End Report finds 2015 cement consumption rising 3.8 percent above prior year figures, to 105 million short tons, while a companion document from a principal PCA data source—the U.S. Geological Survey—shows a 6 percent increase for construction aggregates shipments over the same window.
Read MoreSources: CSA Group, Toronto; CP staff
Standards development, testing and certification services provider CSA has registered its first Environmental Product Declaration: “General Use (GU) and Portland-Limestone (GUL) Cements.” The document references (Canadian Standards Association) CSA A3001 product, mirroring ASTM C150 and C1157 plus AASHTO M85 standards, and reflects an industry average of product stage or cradle-to-gate data culled from six Cement Association of Canada (CAC) producer members.
Read MoreSources: Occupational Safety & Health Administration; CP staff
OSHA’s final Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica rule covers more than two million workers, including 134,600 in the Commerce Department-designated (NACIS) manufacturing segments of Ready Mixed Concrete, Concrete Block & Brick, Concrete Pipe and Other Concrete Products.
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