Sources: Eagle Materials Inc., Dallas; CP staff Eagle Materials will modernize and expand its Mountain Cement Co. plant in Laramie, Wyo. and add a northern Colorado terminal, underscoring a commitment to being the cementitious materials supplier of choice in a region encompassing the Denver and Salt Lake City markets. Work scheduled for completion in the second half of 2026 will…
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ACI schedules charter meeting for Committee 243, Seawater Concrete
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. The American Concrete Institute has formed a committee whose mission is to develop and report information on concrete made with brackish, saline, and brine water and sea aggregates. The inaugural ACI Committee 243, Seawater Concrete meeting will be November 3 at the ACI Concrete Convention in Philadelphia. The committee formation “is another critical…
Read MoreProgrammers eye blockchain-enabled concrete carbon credit tracking
Sources: CarbonMeta Technologies Inc., Woodinville, Wash.; CP staff CarbonMeta Technologies has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a verifiable process that documents and tracks sequestered carbon dioxide in concrete as carbon credits. The application outlines an innovative system that combines advanced carbon sequestration techniques and blockchain technology methods, ensuring data transparency…
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