Summit Materials Inc. has officially opened a 125,000-ton storage dome at Missouri subsidiary Continental Cement’s Davenport plant, located in Buffalo, Iowa along the Mississippi River. The largest structure of its kind in the North America, the 165-ft. diameter, 171-ft. tall dome will lower costs; substantially reduce the need for winter storage barges; and, support a safer, more efficient operation. Idaho-based…
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Continental opens continent’s largest cement storage dome
Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; Continental Cement Co., Missouri; CP staff Summit Materials has officially opened a 125,000-ton storage dome at Missouri subsidiary Continental Cement’s Davenport plant, located in Buffalo, Iowa along the Mississippi River. The largest structure of its kind in the North America, the dome will lower costs; substantially reduce the need for winter storage barges; and, support…
Read MoreORGANIZATIONS – JUNE 2020
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and Portland Cement Association have named Joe Roche as chief financial officer, reporting to NRMCA President Mike Philipps and PCA CEO Mike Ireland. Roche arrives with 30-plus years’ management experience supporting non-profit and trade organizations, and immediately transitions from the National 4-H Council in Chevy Chase, Md. He will lead ongoing evaluation, development and implementation of NRMCA and PCA financial processes and systems, and oversee the groups’ Finance Shared Services agreement. Based primarily at the Alexandria, Va., association offices, Roche will work with external finance partners to implement process improvements, maximize system capabilities, and focus on staff development.
Read MorePRODUCERS – JUNE 2018
Denver-based Summit Materials recently closed bolt-on transactions for Day Concrete of Ardmore, Okla., and Superior Ready-Mix of Somerset, Ky. The producers are strategic to platform businesses, RK Hall Construction and Hinkle Contracting, serving the respective market areas of north Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, plus Kentucky.
Read MoreCalPortland’s Hamblen, Continental’s Beck top 2017 PCA officer slate
CalPortland Co. CEO Allen Hamblen and Continental Cement Co. President Tom Beck have been elected 2017 chairman and vice chairman of the Portland Cement Association Board of Directors. Hamblen succeeds LafargeHolcim, U.S. Cement CEO John Stull, crediting his “leadership in guiding strategic initiatives that reflect industry priorities.”
Read MoreCalPortland’s Hamblen, Continental’s Beck lead PCA board
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff
CalPortland Co. CEO Allen Hamblen and Continental Cement Co. President Tom Beck have been elected 2017 chairman and vice chairman of the PCA Board of Directors. Hamblen succeeds LafargeHolcim, U.S. Cement CEO John Stull, crediting his “leadership in guiding strategic initiatives that reflect industry priorities.”
Read More$450M Summit-Lafarge deal entrenches Continental Cement up and down the Mississippi
Sources: CP staff; Summit Materials LLC, Denver; Lafarge Group, Paris
Five weeks after it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Summit Materials has moved to strengthen its largest holding, Missouri-based Continental Cement, through participation in a regulator-driven asset sale tied to the impending Lafarge Group and Holcim Ltd. merger.
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