The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute bestowed honors to members who have made significant contributions to the precast concrete industry at its 2021 PCI Committee Days conference in Rosemont, Ill.
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PRODUCERS – November 2021
Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston, closed last month on the Georgia-based Boral Building Products business, whose assets include Cultured Stone and Eldorado Stone precast concrete veneer brands. Concurrently, the Westlake Innovations subsidiary has announced an alliance with Nexii Building Solutions Inc., Vancouver, B.C. to support the construction of buildings with a reduced environmental footprint. The latter company promotes portland cement-free Nexiite,…
Read MoreFlorida producers accommodate concrete pavement-minded city, county engineers
The premier “Florida Rigid Pavement Streets & Local Roads Design Guide” provides Sunshine State counties and cities with in-depth instruction and best practices for construction and maintenance of concrete pavement on lower volume thoroughfares. Most notably, the publication examines: Factors that can impact pavement design, including traffic conditions, concrete strength, soil conditions, joint spacing and edge support; How resiliency and…
Read MoreInvestor underwrites new Hebel autoclaved aerated concrete plant
Verte OZ Fund Inc., College Park, Md., has invested in Probitas Ventures LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary AAC East LLC, both of Bennettsville, S.C. Probitas Ventures is building an advanced production facility for autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) under licensing from Germany’s Xella GmbH, owner of the legacy Hebel AAC brand. The goal of the Verte OZ infusion is to…
Read MoreAero Aggregates sets mid-2022 opening for California processing satellite
Aero Aggregates of North America, a Pennsylvania-based developer of an ultra-lightweight foamed glass aggregate, has scheduled a July 2022 opening of a Modesto, Calif. satellite plant. With a payroll of 15-20, the facility will turn post-consumer recycled glass into material used in public works or green commercial construction projects across the Western United States.
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