Sources: Euclid Chemical Co., Cleveland; CP staff A new Calgary plant enables Euclid Chemical to expedite concrete admixture deliveries to customers in western Canada, who have been primarily served by the company’s Mt. Vernon, Wash. operation. The 34,000-sq.-ft. facility’s advanced mixing, batching and bulk dispensing technology provides accurate and consistent dosing of admixture ingredients, along with efficient Euclid Canada tanker…
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Concrete Industry Management committee calls for 2024 auction donations
Sources: CIM National Steering Committee; CP staff The Concrete Industry Management National Steering Committee invites donations for its 2024 auction, staged January 24 at the Las Vegas Conventional Center against a World of Concrete backdrop. Candidate items include concrete construction, fleet and plant equipment or tools; cement, aggregate or admixture loads; information technology offerings; and, sporting or entertainment event or…
Read MoreABC frowns on proposal to open OSHA inspections to third-party reps
Sources: Associated Builders and Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The Associated Builders and Contractors has outlined opposition to a Department of Labor-proposed rule, Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process, that would allow an employee to choose a third-party individual, such as an outside union representative, to accompany an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspector in nonunion facility visits.
Read MoreMaster Builders Solutions builds out Concrete Now! app functionality
Sources: Master Builders Solutions, Beachwood, Ohio; CP staff Master Builders Solutions’ new Concrete Now! app, available in desktop, plus mobile iOS or Android versions, equips concrete practitioners with fiber dosage, carbon footprint, surface evaporation, and mix temperature or volume calculator or estimator tools. “Producers have many facets of their business to manage each day, and we understand the intricacies of making small improvements…
Read MoreKnife River Prestress assists PCI Big Beam top gun Oregon State
Source: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff A three-member Oregon State University team took the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 2023 Engineering Design Competition. Also known as Big Beam, it challenges college or university engineering students to design, build and test a 20-ft. precast, prestressed beam. Teams progress with oversight from a faculty advisor and local or regional PCI producer member—Knife River…
Read MoreACI 302, ASCC survey stakeholders on portland-limestone cement mixes
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff American Concrete Institute Committee 302, Construction of Concrete Floors, and the American Society of Concrete Contractors are inviting practitioners to share their experiences placing and finishing mixes bearing ASTM C595, Type IL portland-limestone cement (PLC). Their 15-question survey, posted here, launches as cement producers rapidly roll out Type IL—typically ground clinker plus…
Read MoreMartin Marietta, Drake Cement parent pen California plant deal
Sources: Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Raleigh, N.C.; Unacem Corp. S.A.A., Lima Martin Marietta Materials has entered a definitive agreement to sell its Tehachapi, Calif. cement plant to Unacem Corp., Peru-based parent company of Arizona’s Drake Cement. With a projected closing by year end, the $317 million cash deal will position Unacem with 1.7 million tons of U.S. clinker capacity, about…
Read MoreTerra CO2 further validates SCM in Porsche dealership pour
Sources: Terra CO2 Technology Holdings, Golden, Colo.; CP staff Terra CO2 Technology, developer of equipment and processes netting low-carbon alternatives to portland cement, reports successful use of its OPUS Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM) product for a demonstration pour at the Porsche Sugar Land dealership site in Houston. Concrete specimen testing by Texas-based Alpha Testing LLC confirms that the binder performs…
Read MoreBlock producers approach first deadline for CMC Checkoff remittances
Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The deadline for concrete block producers from around the U.S. to submit payments in the first round of Concrete Masonry Checkoff (CMC) assessments is August 29. Payments reflect the collection of one cent per block sold for building applications during an inaugural quarter, April-June 2023, per the Department of Commerce-authorized CMC…
Read MoreSRM Concrete runs the length of Ohio with HGE acquisition
Sources: SRM Concrete, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; CP supply SRM Concrete has closed on HGE Concrete Supply of Cleveland, Ohio, whose assets include a ready mixed plant in Walton Hills, south of the city. The deal positions SRM Concrete with 17 ready mixed plants in the Buckeye State, from Cincinnati to Cleveland. “We are thrilled to welcome the HGE team into the…
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