Votorantim Cimentos NA joins Silicon Valley innovation platform

Sources: Plug and Play, Sunnyvale, Calif.; CP staff The parent company of Prairie Material, Canada Building Materials and St. Marys Cement is partnering with the Plug and Play Sustainability Platform to tap technology incubating in Silicon Valley and around the world. The collaboration enables Toronto-based Votorantim Cimentos North America to identify startups driving developments in such areas as digitization; new…

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Concrete, plumbing fixtures lead in construction input price stability

Sources: Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff New U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data confirms rampant inflation (> 50 percent) levels among eight of 11 Nonresidential Construction input subcategories. An Associated Builders & Contractors analysis finds segment prices up 21.9 percent year over year through May, and 44.4 percent since February 2020. Plumbing Fixtures and…

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