Cemex and Volvo Group chase zero-emissions fleet

Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Construction Equipment have reached a memorandum of understanding to develop electromobility solutions for on-, on/off- and off-road vehicles, including uptime services. Replacement of diesel-powered trucks and construction equipment with battery-operated alternatives will advance the quest for a zero carbon dioxide emissions fleet and Future in Action…

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NRMCA Workforce survey: Drivers remain in high demand

Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2021 Mixer Driver Recruitment & Retention Survey results show that delivery professional turnover is the primary reason why respondents report lost business during 2020. From five years of survey data, NRMCA estimates that ready mixed concrete production grew 9 percent year over year, while the…

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Investment bank positions Thompson Pipe Group for deal making

Sources: Thompson Pipe Group, Rialto, Calif.  Thompson Pipe Group has engaged B. Riley Securities, a full-service investment bank and subsidiary of Los Angeles-based B. Riley Financial Inc., to support growth beyond four acquisitions to date, most recently U.S. Pipe concrete and steel pressure pipe assets from Forterra Inc., plus a Rinker Materials site in Corona, Calif.  “Our executive team looks…

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CTS Cement prevails in decade-long Ultimax patent litigation

Ending a 10-year-old patent litigation against CTS Cement Manufacturing, Cypress, Calif.-based producer of Rapid Set Cement, plus Chairman Edward Rice and a number of customers, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Andrew Guilford ruled that Rice and CTS have a shop right in the patent they allegedly infringed. The plaintiffs were Ultimax, Hassan Kunbargi, Heartland Cement Sales Co. and the K.A. Group.

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PCA’s Sullivan: 2012 shipments looking better than first forecast

Stronger than expected job creation and the beginning of an industry recovery means gains in real construction spending will materialize this year—after seven years of consecutive declines. According to the new forecast from Portland Cement Association, increases in cement consumption will follow. PCA revised its fall forecast upward from 1.1 percent, to a modest 3.7 percent increase in 2012 cement consumption, followed by a 7.6 percent jump in 2013 and a 14.1 percent surge in 2014.

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Bonsal American seals five TXI bagging sites

Oldcastle’s Charlotte, N.C.-based Bonsal American business has acquired the TXI Package Products unit of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Texas Industries, Inc. The transaction spans five plants specializing in dry mix concrete and other packaged products located around Texas’ three major markets: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Austin/San Antonio.

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