Source: AGT Products Inc., Mississauga, Ontario AGT Products USA, a key player in building materials and top prefinished subfloor products distributor, has completed the full purchase of Ohio-based Rhino Carbon Fiber Products, which has a 20-year track record spanning innovative concrete strengthening and repair solutions for residential and commercial spaces. The acquisition sustains AGT’s growth strategy through expansion in the…
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Owens Corning threads Buy America needle for Mateenbar Fiberglas Rebar
Sources: Owens Corning Infrastructure Solutions LLC, Toledo, Ohio; CP staff Owens Corning Infrastructure Solutions (OCIS) has scheduled a mid-April dispatch for the first load of domestically produced Mateenbar Fiberglas Rebar, an Ohio Department of Transportation bridge site in Henry County the destination. OCIS is the exclusive North American distributor of the FRP product from Mateenbar USA’s new 130,000-sq.-ft. plant in…
Read MorePeterbilt unveils all-new medium-duty companions to 567 workhorse series
Sources: Peterbilt Motors Co., Denton, Texas; CP staff Peterbilt Motors has added Models 537 and 548 to its Class 7/8 segment offering, crediting the trucks’ versatility to robust multiplex electrical architecture and engineering that delivers “seamless body builder integration allowing customers complete customization.”
Read MorePCA confirms industry’s stunning performance in the face of 2020 adversity
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Thirteen months after pandemic panic and profound economic uncertainty compelled a guarded one- to three-year outlook for U.S. construction activity, the Portland Cement Association Market Intelligence Group reports that a key indicator of building and nonbuilding project volume grew year over year—a trend likely to continue in 2021 and 2022.
Read MoreSilicon Valley mid-rise marks second deployment for rebar-free SpeedCore
Sources: Level 10 Construction, Sunnyvale, Calif.; CP staff After a convincing 2019 debut on Seattle’s 58-story Rainier Square Tower, the SpeedCore Concrete-Filled Composite Plate Shear Wall system is being used for the 200 Park project in downtown San Jose, Calif. Silicon Valley general contractor Level 10 proposed the concept to developer Jay Paul Co. as a means of saving up…
Read MoreKopczynski leads American Concrete Institute officer slate
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff Cary Kopczynski, principal of an eponymous engineering firm with Chicago and Seattle offices, has been elected ACI president for 2021-22, succeeding Minneapolis attorney and (pre-AECOM) Ellerbe Associates veteran Jeffrey Coleman. A recognized expert in reinforced concrete and post-tensioned concrete building design, Kopczynski has served on the ACI Foundation Board of Trustees…
Read MoreMixer- and dump-grade T480 tops Kenworth medium duty series
Sources: Kenworth Truck, Kirkland, Wash.; CP staff As a smaller companion to its T880 flagship model for construction and other vocational applications, Kenworth has added a light Class 8 truck whose 107-in. or 109.5-in. bumper to back of cab length nets concrete mixer or dump packages for operators in urban markets or other environments where site conditions necessitate tight turning…
Read MoreSunrock Group adds Fenelon Ready-Mix to Canada platform
Sources: Sunrock Group, Raleigh, N.C.; CP staff Sunrock Canada Construction Materials has acquired Fenelon Ready-Mix located in Fenelon Falls, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Operated under the McConnell family since 1962, the Fenlon R-M business builds upon the 2020 acquisition of a high-quality Kwartha Lakes quarry and Spartan Ready-Mix in Uxbridge, Ontario.
Read MoreST, Salt River Materials team on fly ash processing operation
Sources: ST Equipment & Technology, Needham, Mass.; CP staff In a collaboration with Salt River Materials Group and its Phoenix Cement business, ST Equipment & Technology (STET) will license a particle separator and provide engineering and commissioning services for a fly ash beneficiation facility at the Rocky Mountain Power Huntington generating station in Utah. Equipment installation and ramp up are…
Read MoreGolden State cement producers release roadmap to carbon neutral operation
Sources: California Nevada Cement Association, Anaheim; CP staff The California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) envisions three major pathways for the industry to attain net zero carbon operation by 2045: reducing production process emissions, reducing combustion emissions through fuel switching, and increasing distributed electricity generation.
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