CMC budgets $450M for 500K tpy West Virginia rebar mill

Sources: Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas; CP staff Commercial Metals will increase concrete reinforcement bar capacity with a greenfield operation in Berkeley County, W.V., scheduled for late-2025 start up. Dubbed MM4, the plant becomes the producer’s fourth straight length (#3-#18) and spooled (#3-#6) rebar micro mill, and will have projected capacity of 500,000 tons per year. The project’s estimated $450…

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Con-Tech, Peterbilt package bolsters CIM Auction pool

Source: Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee Con-Tech Manufacturing Inc. and Peterbilt Motors Co. are putting the finishing touches on their 2023 Concrete Industry Management Auction donation: An Extreme Duty mixer mounted on a Model 567 with set-back front axle. The truck will be among the final items on the block for the January 18 event, scheduled for 11 a.m.-2…

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Survey confirms coal ash consumption gains in cement and concrete

Sources: American Coal Ash Association, Denver; CP staff The American Coal Ash Association 2022 Production and Use Survey reflects 2021 data from coal-fired power stations, which yielded 77.3 million tons of ASTM C618 Class F or Class C ash and lesser grade coal combustion products (CCP), up from 69.1 million tons the prior year. When measured against 2020 figures, last…

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Steelmakers eye performance-based mill emissions, climate metrics standard

Sources: Global Steel Climate Council; CP staff Major concrete rebar and structural steel operators Commercial Metals Co., Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. lead North American members of a new international coalition chartered to support a standard that “accelerates the transition to low-emission steel and recognizes the potential of the recycled, circular steel model to reduce carbon emissions.” The Global…

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