Cemex USA chief Muguiro to succeed parent company CEO González

Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex Directors have appointed Jaime Muguiro to replace retiring CEO Fernando González, a 35-year veteran of the global cement, aggregate and concrete operator, effective April 2025.  “In over a decade as CEO, Fernando has led Cemex to great success, and he will leave us with a company that is an industry…

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Producers – December 2024

Oldcastle Infrastructure has extended its West Coast footprint with the acquisition of Cook Concrete Products, Redding, Calif. provider of underground precast structures for energy, water and communications applications in northern California, Nevada and Oregon markets. “Cook Concrete is a trusted partner with a long track record. Adding it to our business fills a geographic gap, bringing manufacturing capability and product…

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Sunroc moves into Colorado with M.A. Concrete Construction deal

Sources: Sunroc Corp., Spanish Fork, Utah; CP staff Concrete, masonry, aggregate and asphalt producer Sunroc Corp., a subsidiary of Utah’s Clyde Companies Inc., has acquired heavy/civil operator M.A. Concrete Construction Inc. in Grand Junction, Colo. The transaction includes a seasoned workforce plus gravel pit deposits and processing assets. M.A. Concrete has become a leading infrastructure player in the region, booking…

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Command Alkon 3.0 ushers Cloud, AI, Operational Excellence

Sources: CP staff; Command Alkon, Birmingham, Ala.  Chief Executive Officer Martin Willoughby opened the Command Alkon 2024 Elevate Conference earlier this month paralleling today’s information technology environment to the one of 1999, when he and colleagues tested their San Francisco startup’s novel idea in a business downstream of concrete, aggregate or asphalt production and delivery: Online residential real estate listings…

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Astec Advanced Technologies Group: AI, simulation, extended reality

Sources: Astec Industries Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn.; CP staff Astec Digital, a recently launched subsidiary supporting automation and controls for the Astec Industries Rock to Road Solutions suite, has formed a new division focusing on artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced simulation, extended reality, plus research through academic partnerships. The Advanced Technologies Group will collaborate with aggregate, concrete, asphalt and construction product…

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White House credits concrete, cement brands augmenting Buy Clean Initiative

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Sources: White House Briefing Room; CP staff A mid-October White House update on Federal Buy Clean Initiative and companion Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Demonstration Program progress references Cemex USA, Clark Pacific, Heidelberg Materials North America, National Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete and Summit Materials. Each has committed to measures that advance carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals…

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AggNexus Conference shows the value of optimal data interpretation

The premier AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference drew upward of 100 representatives of independent or multinational concrete, cement, aggregate and asphalt producers, along with their software and hardware partners. Staged last month on the University of Texas, Austin campus, it demonstrated how the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence models, coupled with data capture or analytics methods, are transforming construction material producer…

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Command Alkon steps up automation, AI capabilities in Marcotte Systems deal

Command Alkon has acquired Quebec-based Marcotte Systems, noting how the combined companies’ expertise and talents will accelerate heavy building materials plant automation and production optimization, plus cloud applications and artificial intelligence developments for concrete, aggregate, asphalt, cement, bulk hauling and construction interests. “This acquisition underscores our commitment to accelerating innovation and customer service excellence,” says Command Alkon CEO Martin Willoughby.…

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Justices draw regulator red line

The Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision should relieve concrete, construction and trucking interests of some uncertainties arising from federal agency rules or shield them when challenging such measures in federal courts. Loper plaintiffs questioned a Department of Commerce rule that hinged on authority indicated in Chevron U.S.A Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Counsel. That 1984 high court…

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