Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff SEFA Group, Heidelberg Materials’ South Carolina-based fly ash processing technology and marketing subsidiary, will operate with the parent company banner effective this year. While the SEFA name continues to be associated with coal combustion residual beneficiation intellectual property, administrative, distribution and processing operations throughout Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets will bear the…
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PCA fills low-carbon cement and concrete guidance void
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C. Portland Cement Association’s newest reference, “Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol,” provides design professionals, contractors, code officials, elected representatives, non-governmental organizations, and the public with a balanced view of greenhouse gas emission, life cycle assessment and engineering factors central to construction project planning and specifications. The document frames a protocol in…
Read MoreMIT CSHub proposes concrete carbon uptake accounting framework
Sources: Concrete Sustainability Hub at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; CP staff A new report from the MIT-hosted Concrete Sustainability Hub probes statistical and scientific methods for measuring carbon dioxide uptake in hardened concrete and other cement-based products (CBP). It proposes a framework to account for carbon uptake in Product Category Rules (PCRs), documents key to creating verifiable environmental product…
Read MoreAre We Ready for Electric Concrete Trucks?
The economics of switching from diesel to electric—and what must be done to reach viability The Ford flathead V8 from 1932 is near-mythical. The engine’s rumble and power transformed road vehicles into speedsters that were often favored by moonshine runners. The 1909 Harley-Davidson V-twin engine, with its patented sound, is equally iconic. So why are we messing with the fabled…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials adds south Texas volumetric mixer operator
Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff Heidelberg Materials has closed on the assets of Aaron Materials, a Corpus Christi, Texas area operator offering volumetric ready mixed concrete and stabilized materials, plus concrete recycling services. “The acquisition further strengthens our existing materials footprint in Texas and accelerates our focus on recycled concrete and circular solutions,” says Heidelberg Materials…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials finishes Indiana slag cement mill, CM hub
Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff Heidelberg Materials has completed conversion of its Speed, Ind. cement plant to a slag grinding facility, specialty cementitious materials distribution hub, and terminal for Type IL powder from its Mitchell, Ind. plant. Shortly after the mid-2023 dedication of the 2.4 million metric ton/year capacity Mitchell upgrade, the producer outlined new slag…
Read MoreCemex, CRH, Holcim, Heidelberg lead Alliance’s CO2 emissions reduction gauge
Sources: World Benchmarking Alliance, Amsterdam; CP staff Cement producer prevalence in the World Benchmarking Alliance/Heavy Industries Benchmark upper ranks underscores global or multinational operators’ rapid progress in carbon dioxide emissions reduction. Four of the top five—indeed, seven of the top 10—Heavy Industries names need little introduction in cement and concrete circles: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., CRH Plc, Holcim Ltd. rank…
Read MoreFeds unveil $1.6B in Cement and Concrete decarbonization opportunities
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has named four portland cement producers and two alternative binder start-ups as candidates for $1.6 billion in funds steered to projects lowering the carbon footprint of finished concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America and National Cement Company of California lead the way with their respective projects, Mitchell Cement Plant Decarbonization…
Read MoreProducers – March 2024
ORCO Block & Hardscape CEO Rick Muth has assumed a new role as chairman and appointed Dave Echternach as his successor. Echternach has a nearly 20-year track record of leadership success at the Stanton, Calif. concrete masonry operator, serving as sales manager and vice president. He joined ORCO after tours of duty in financing, rental operations, product support and sales…
Read MoreNRMCA Concrete Innovations Awards
Now in its second year, the program recognizes outstanding achievement in concrete design and construction. Early this month, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association selected the winners of the 2024 NRMCA Concrete Innovations Awards. Ten projects demonstrate outstanding achievements in performance even as they lower environmental impacts, such as embodied and operational carbon footprints. To help you fully understand the…
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