Sources: Arcosa Inc., Dallas; CP staff Aggregate, barge and utility structures producer Arcosa Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Ameron Pole Products LLC from Houston-based NOV Inc. The $180 million cash deal involves four Alabama, California and Oklahoma operations offering prestressed concrete or steel poles for a broad range of infrastructure applications, including lighting, traffic, electric distribution, and…
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L.B. Foster stresses infrastructure solutions as core takeaway
Sources: L.B. Foster Co., Pittsburgh; CP staff L.B. Foster Co. has unveiled a new visual identity following a 12-month consultation with internal and external stakeholders. The objective was to articulate a customer-centric organization that has a clear vision and core purpose, “We innovate to solve global infrastructure challenges,” capturing the breadth of the company’s solutions and market application diversity. In…
Read MoreHolcim North America gears up Alberta ash harvesting project
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Calgary; CP staff Holcim North America and sister business Geocycle North America are overseeing a premier of beneficiation technology transforming landfilled coal combustion products to Class F fly ash. ECOAsh, the branded material from an Alberta site strategic to Lafarge Western Canada operations, marks the first ash harvesting for concrete end uses under the global Holcim…
Read MoreTerra CO2 commences trials of clinker-free OPUS Zero binder concretes
Sources: Terra CO2 Holdings, Golden, Colo.; CP staff Terra CO2 has begun testing concrete mix designs bearing OPUS Zero, a binder finished free of portland cement clinker and produced with globally abundant, silicate-rich feedstocks. Material trials scheduled throughout 2024 involve specimen batching, pumping and engineering property testing, along with demonstration slab and vertical surface or structure placements. Early results indicate…
Read MoreBMC Enterprises becomes U.S. gateway for U.K. operator Breedon
Sources: Breedon Group Plc, Derby, United Kingdom; CP staff London Stock Exchange-traded aggregate, cement, concrete and masonry producer Breedon Group plans an early-March closing of a $300 million deal for St. Louis-based BMC Enterprises Inc. The transaction affords the suitor a North American market platform with 44 ready mixed concrete and five precast plants, plus five crushed stone and seven…
Read MoreGreen building rating groups energize sustainable finance
Source: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The U.S. Green Building Council has joined Building Research Establishment (BRE), London, and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), Sydney, in an industry-first alliance advancing the sustainable finance required for the built environment to play its role in meeting global climate goals. The three organizations aim to ensure investors, property owners,…
Read MoreEPA proposes PCR/EPD criteria to back new construction materials labeling
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff The Environmental Protection Agency invites comments through April 4 on “Criteria for Product Category Rules (PCRs) to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials.” Posted here, the 30-page document offers guidelines to improve PCRs by establishing consistent data quality and transparency requirements for Environmental Product Declarations (EPD). The proposed criteria…
Read MoreWienerberger secures Ludowici terra cotta brand in Terreal deal
Sources: Wienerberger AG, Vienna; CP staff The world’s top clay building products operator and parent of Tennessee-based unit masonry giant General Shale has closed on Terreal Group of France. In its largest acquisition ever, Wienberger AG adds Terreal roof repair and renovation product businesses in France, Germany, Italy and Spain, along with a North American satellite whose principal brand, Ludowici,…
Read MoreKohler’s Kast business tailors terrazzo accents for concrete basin series
Sources: Kohler Co., Wisconsin; CP staff Nearly a year out from acquiring Kast Concrete Basins, Kohler Co. shows all the signs of letting the United Kingdom studio’s artisans continue pushing the envelope in exemplary precast mix design, fabrication and finishing. Kohler arrived at the 2024 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show with Holm, a new Kast collection with terrazzo inserts. Holm…
Read MoreConcrete, composites, steel and wood stakeholders pen Utility Pole PCR
Sources: American Composites Manufacturers Association, Arlington, Va.; CP staff Cambridge, Mass.-based Product Category Rule program operator Sustainable Minds LLC has published the Utility Pole PCR, providing a life cycle assessment applicable to Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for concrete, composite, steel or wood power distribution structures. The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) initiated development of the document through a committee with…
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