Sources: Euclid Chemical Co., Cleveland; CP staff A new Calgary plant enables Euclid Chemical to expedite concrete admixture deliveries to customers in western Canada, who have been primarily served by the company’s Mt. Vernon, Wash. operation. The 34,000-sq.-ft. facility’s advanced mixing, batching and bulk dispensing technology provides accurate and consistent dosing of admixture ingredients, along with efficient Euclid Canada tanker…
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Sika consummates Master Builders deal with former Chryso investor
Sources: Sika AG, Baar, Switzerland; Cinven Ltd., London; CP staff The parent of New Jersey-based Sika Corp. has opened May with two transactions on its European home turf, both continuing a global concrete admixtures business transformation that began with 2021-22 Saint-Gobain Group deals for Chryso Group and GCP Applied Technologies. Sika AG acquired MBCC Group of Mannheim, Germany, then sold…
Read MoreSika raises Mid-Atlantic market service with Virginia admixture plant
Sources: Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, N.J.; CP staff Sika has expanded concrete admixture capacity in the growing Mid-Atlantic construction market with a 42,600-sq.-ft. production facility in Stafford, Va. Two 6,000-plus gallon mixers equip the new plant for 50,000 tons’ annual capacity. Along with responding to high demand in the region, the operation guarantees optimized logistics, shorter transportation routes for raw materials…
Read MoreEuclid acquires Chryso’s NA cement grinding aid, additives business
Sources: Euclid Chemical, Cleveland; CP staff Euclid Chemical has expanded its concrete admixture and construction chemicals portfolio with the Chryso Inc. cement grinding aid and additives business, along with related intellectual property, in North America. The business spans Conventional Grinding Aid, Strength Enhancer, Technical Additive and Chromium VI Reduction groups. The first two include agents for improving fineness characteristics and…
Read MoreLafargeHolcim names Sika’s Jenisch as CEO Olsen successor
Sources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
A 20-year Sika AG veteran and chief executive officer since 2012, Jan Jenisch will transition in that same capacity to Swiss peer, LafargeHolcim Ltd., in mid-October. LafargeHolcim Chairman Beat Hess characterizes him as “a CEO widely respected for consistently delivering strong business results [who] comes with a deep understanding of the building materials sector. His agile leadership style and personal skills will be a good fit with our company culture and management team.”
Read MoreLignin supplier implements allocation plan for admixture customers
Sources: LignoTech USA, Rothschild, Wis.; CP staff
The world’s leading supplier of lignin-based products to concrete admixture producers has announced a critical supply imbalance that will impact North American accounts. LignoTech USA expects the condition to continue for the remainder of 2015 and is responding with an allocation plan for lignin.
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