Suited for new plant mixers or retrofits on existing countercurrent or pan models, the Visco Probe uses the latest material flow technology to augment
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Program Charts Mixtures’ Environmental Life Cycle
Eco-Efficiency Analysis (EEA) quantifies the economic and ecological benefits of Green Sense Concrete mixtures, which BASF Admixture Systems recently
Read MorePropex Adds Elemix Additives
Propex Concrete Systems has announced an agreement to sell and support Elemix additives from Monaca, Pa.-based Nova Chemicals Corp. Specially formulated
Read MoreRockwood, Grace Renew Coloring Product Distribution Alliance
Rockwood Color Pigments & Services Division and W.R. Grace Construction Products have extended their alliance to jointly distribute Rockwood’s Chameleon
Read MoreSilicon Valley Operator Molds A New Class Of Brick & Pavers
CalStar Products unveiled high fly ash content architectural brick and pavers at the U.S. Green Building Council’s 2009 Greenbuild International Conference
Read MoreA Decade Defined
To close out this column’s first decade, 10 familiar companies, projects and market developments distinguishing concrete production & practice from 2000-2009:
Read MoreAxim Crafts Mrwr For Flowability, Scm Combinations
Catexol Hydrosense, a polycarboxylate-based water reducer, provides what Axim Italcementi Group contends is excellent flowability during placement without
Read MoreCrouch At Helm Of Realigned Propex
Thirty-year industry veteran Chris Crouch has been named executive vice president of Propex Concrete Systems, a stand-alone business unit of Propex Operating
Read MoreThe Impact Of Workability Retention
Contractors want concrete to be as workable as possible to facilitate placement and consolidation without compromising performance in the hardened state.
Read MoreNew Astm Standard Defines Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cements
The recently approved ASTM C1600/C1600M – Specification for Rapid Hardening Hydraulic Cement covers materials used in applications where reduced cementitious
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