April 2018 – Page 4 – Concrete Products

Lehigh Hanson veteran Harrington leads realigned Lehigh White Cement

April 12, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Lehigh White Cement Co., Allentown, Pa.; CP staff

Daniel Harrington has been appointed chief executive officer of a newly formed group anchored by Lehigh White Cement, a controlling stake in which was recently secured by Aalborg Cement Company Inc. through parent Cementir Holding S.p.A., Italy. He will lead Cementir Region North America, spanning Lehigh White Cement, with Pennsylvania and Texas plants, plus Vianini Pipe Inc., New Jersey-based reinforced concrete pipe producer.

Sunroc builds Wyoming base in Arrowhead Concrete deal

April 10, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Sunroc Corp., Orem, Utah; CP staff

Sunroc has closed on Arrowhead Concrete, a Rock Springs, Wyo., operator with one fixed and a second portable ready mixed plant. The assets extend Sunroc’s footprint in southwest Wyoming, joining two ready mixed plants (Rock Springs, Green River) along or near Interstate 80, plus two aggregate sites near Green River. The existing concrete and aggregates properties are transitioning from the Gorge Rock to Sunroc brand.

Feds move to expedite major infrastructure project review, permitting

April 10, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and six federal agency or department counterparts joined President Donald Trump in an Oval Office meeting to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing to the One Federal Decision framework for major infrastructure projects.

Trump Tower fire no match for containment-prone concrete

April 10, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Washington Post, New York Times, CBS News; CP staff

Print and broadcast media reports indicate that a four-alarm fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York City was confined to an 1,100-sq.-ft. condominium, owing to the structure’s reinforced concrete construction. The April 7 blaze took the life of the property’s owner and engaged nearly 200 Fire Department of New York firefighters and EMS responders.

EPA opens new round of water infrastructure funding with twice the 2017 purse

April 9, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff

An EPA Notice of Funding Availability invites letters of interest from states and municipalities seeking credit assistance under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), whose funding doubled from the prior year as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. Leveraging private capital and other funding sources, the agency notes, WIFIA-backed projects could support $11 billion in water infrastructure investment and create 170,000-plus jobs.

American Cement, CalPortland, Lehigh plants join Energy Star Industrial roster

April 9, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff

American Cement Co., CalPortland Co. and Texas Lehigh Cement Co. mills in Florida, California and Texas are among 15 plants earning EPA Energy Star Industrial Program certification for the first time in 2017. Of 93 Industrial facilities certified last year, 25 mill portland cement.

Graniterock elects former DOT Secretary, FHWA chief to board

April 6, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Graniterock, Watsonville, Calif.; CP staff

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Secretary (2006-2009) and Federal Highway Administration Administrator (2001-2005) Mary Peters was elected to the nine-member Graniterock board at the producer’s 2018 shareholder meeting.

PCA’s Sullivan confirms favorable 2018-20 cement consumption curve

April 6, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff

The PCA Market Intelligence Group’s annual Spring Forecast projects cement consumption growth of 2.8 percent in 2018 and 2019, along with 4 percent the following year, as impacts from potential federal infrastructure spending are likely to take effect. An analysis shows prospective annual cement shipments of 99.3 million, 102.1 million, and 106.1 million metric tons for the period.

Precaster Zero Energy eyes reorganization, scouts venture capital partner

April 3, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Zero Energy Systems, Coralville, Iowa; CP staff

Precast concrete wall and building element producer Zero Energy Systems has filed a voluntary petition for legal reorganization. Management anticipates fulfilling contracted and future precast panel orders, and notes that the filing stems from a dispute with a lender on company strategy.

Mutual Materials’ Anderegg chairs Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute

April 3, 2018 Concrete News

Sources: Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, Chantilly, Va.

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute has elected 2018-19 officers and 2018-21 directors, led by Chairman Kendall Anderegg, president of Mutual Materials Co. in Bellevue, Wash. Joining her as officers for two-year terms are Chair-Elect Marshall Brown, PhD, president of ACM Chemistries Inc., and Secretary/Treasurer Ed Fioroni, PhD, vice president of Sales, Keystone Hardscapes.