Concrete Masonry Checkoff 1-cent/block assessments kick off April 1

Sources: Concrete Masonry Products Board, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The U.S. Department of Commerce-authorized Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board (CMCB) has scheduled an April 1 start for mandatory 1-cent/unit assessments to fund national and regional research, education or promotion work advancing dry cast block or brick in residential or commercial building. The assessments affect about 200 U.S. concrete block or brick…

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Concrete Contractors advance Hard Hats-to-Helmets proposition

Sources: American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff The ASCC Education, Research & Development Foundation has launched www.hardhatstohelmets.org with an eye to elevating construction worker safety provisions. The site is dedicated to promoting an industry shift from traditional head protection gear to a chin strap-outfitted alternative engineered to perform under a greater variety of incidents and worker maneuvers.…

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Solidia Technologies raises SCM capacity at new Texas headquarters

Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio Solidia Technologies is expanding production of its proprietary supplementary cementitious material in San Antonio, Texas, where it recently relocated headquarters from New Jersey. The engineered product improves the durability, workability, and overall properties of concrete, while mineralizing captured carbon dioxide to reduce by 30-40 percent the greenhouse gas emissions associated with finished slabs or structures. …

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Commercial Metals adds P-T cable offerings through Tendon Systems deal

Sources: Commercial Metals Co., Irving, Texas; CP staff Commercial Metals, the top supplier of concrete rebar in the U.S., has acquired Tendon Systems LLC, a leading Southeast player in post-tensioning, barrier cable, and concrete restoration solutions. Tendon Systems’ products and services are used in slabs on grade, parking structures, plus multi-family residential, industrial and high-rise buildings. The Suwanee, Ga. company’s…

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Continental opens continent’s largest cement storage dome

Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; Continental Cement Co., Missouri; CP staff Summit Materials has officially opened a 125,000-ton storage dome at Missouri subsidiary Continental Cement’s Davenport plant, located in Buffalo, Iowa along the Mississippi River. The largest structure of its kind in the North America, the dome will lower costs; substantially reduce the need for winter storage barges; and, support…

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