Six National Ready Mixed Concrete Association committees or divisions recognized two NRMCA State Affiliates and seven producer members at an awards ceremony during the group’s annual convention earlier this year in Arizona. Those honored, by AWARD: WILLIAM B. ALLENThe Business Advancement Committee presented John Carew, president of Wisconsin-based Carew Concrete and Supply Co., with the 2025 William B. Allen Award.…
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UT Austin Professor Juenger leads slate of ACI officers and directors for 2025
Meeting in Toronto earlier this spring for the ACI Concrete Convention, American Concrete Institute members elected University of Texas Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Professor Maria Juenger, FACI, as president for the 2025-2026 term. She is active in numerous ACI committees and, over a 2009-2020 window, earned the organization’s Walter P. Moore, Jr. Faculty Achievement, Young Member/Professional Achievement,…
Read MoreACI Foundation names council chairs, realigns project funding methods
New chairs have been announced for the three ACI Foundation councils. Leading the Concrete Innovation Council is Lesley S.C. Ko, who serves as director for Cementitious and Sustainable Materials at Structural Technologies LLC, part of Baltimore-based Structural Group Inc., North American market concrete repair and maintenance leader. She previously held a Product Development manager post at Master Builders Solutions US…
Read MoreBiochar asphalt additive generates inaugural carbon credit
St. Louis-based low-carbon construction materials developer Verde Resources Inc. cites the sale of the world’s first-ever Biochar Carbon Removal Credits from asphalt applications following a successful proof-of-concept project at the National Center for Asphalt Technology Test Track (NCAT) in Alabama. In collaboration with Oregon Biochar Solutions and NCAT, Verde produced and placed 110 tons of asphalt with 5 tons of…
Read MoreScrap volumes position steel in a circularity league of its own
Domestic producers of concrete rebar, structural members and other hot-rolled steel products in construction markets or beyond will enjoy a strong recycling message in perpetuity, based on projections in the just published “A Transition Towards Scrap-based EAFs Accelerates the Competitiveness and Decarbonization of the American Steel Industry.” Electric arc furnace (EAF) steel accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. production,…
Read MoreACI and PCI bring Structural Precast Concrete Code full circle
The American Concrete Institute and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute have released ACI/PCI CODE-319-25: Structural Precast Concrete – Code Requirements and Commentary. The document provides essential guidance for the materials, design and detailing of structural precast concrete buildings or nonbuilding structures, while completing a key tenet of a strategic plan that PCI directors adopted in 2018. “ACI/PCI CODE 319-25 has been a…
Read MoreInvestor empowers remote delivery-driven Modern Concrete
Big 7 Ventures, a northern California private equity firm targeting industrial service and product investments, recently closed on Elko, Nev.-based Modern Concrete Inc., a volumetric mixer fleet operator known for deliveries to isolated construction, mining and communications infrastructure sites. The producer serves an Interstate 80 corridor spanning one of the least populated areas in the West and measures its delivery…
Read MoreCommunity service anchors Metromont milestone observances
Leading into a centennial anniversary celebration later this year in their Upstate South Carolina home base, Metromont Corp. officials plan to mark a century in the construction business through community service efforts involving six precast, prestressed concrete operations. Team members from Greenville, S.C. headquarters, Florida, Georgia and Virginia plants will assist local groups or national organization chapters, including American Red…
Read MorePost-Giant Cement, a new Keystone Cement parent emerges
The Fortaleza Materiales Group has created a new parent company, Keystone Cement Holding Inc., over three namesake Cement, Aggregates (formerly Kapco) and Resource Recovery divisions. The move follows Fortaleza Materiales’ early-April sale of its main U.S. asset, South Carolina-based Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI), to Heidelberg Materials North America. Bath, Pa.-based Keystone Cement will continue operating with an experienced team,…
Read MoreSullivan keeps cement, construction focus after PCA exit
Former Portland Cement Association Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence Ed Sullivan remains a principal information source for cement, concrete and construction stakeholders through “The Sullivan Report.” The Substack portal offering (sullivansreport.substack.com) launched last month with installments on U.S. cement consumption trends, Federal Reserve policy, and the impact of tariffs on cement imports: CEMENT SHIPMENTSConstruction market and…
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