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ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

December 29, 2023January 24, 2024 Concrete News

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards program honors nine plants. Now in its 28th year, the program offers producer members national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound environmental management practices. It salutes operators that have not only met, but surpassed governmental compliance requirements and demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through…

Producers – November 2023

November 14, 2023November 9, 2023 Concrete News

Nearly a year after joining Teamsters Local 174 of Tukwila, Wash., 50 Corliss Resources drivers ratified a contract with the Seattle market ready mixed producer. Contract terms include wage increases, employer-paid family Teamster health care coverage, pension contributions, and work rules to protect bargaining unit members. A decision on Teamsters representation followed the producer’s January 2022 acquisition by Heidelberg Materials.…

Heidelberg Materials raises slag cement footprint through Levy agreement

August 9, 2023 Concrete News

Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff Dearborn, Mich.-based Edw. C. Levy Co. will provide Heidelberg Materials a projected 400,000-plus tons of slag granules annually, sourced from domestic sites, under a new supply contract. The granules will be delivered to a Speed, Ind. operation that Heidelberg Materials is converting from legacy cement plant to advanced cementitious materials grinding,…

Heidelberg Materials seals global cement production model in U.S. Heartland

July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Concrete News

Heidelberg North America CEO Chris Ward and German parent company Chairman Dominik von Achten ushered a new era for their 120-year-old cement operation in Mitchell, Ind. during a mid-June customer, employee, and public or private partner gathering. Amid new material handling, calciner, kiln and finishing equipment equal to 2.4 million metric tons per year, they dedicated an operation set to…

Producers – June 2023

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 Concrete News

The board of North Dakota-based MDU Resources Group closed May with a distribution of Knife River Holding Co. shares, finalizing a 10-month spinoff process of the concrete, aggregate, cement distribution and construction business from the utilities operator flagship. MDU Resources and Knife River are now independent, New York Stock Exchange-traded companies with distinct investment identities, business operations, customers and geographic…

Heidelberg Materials dedicates $650M cement flagship

June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 Concrete News

Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff Heidelberg Materials Chairman Dominik von Achten and Heidelberg Materials North America CEO Chris Ward formally ushered in a new era for the company’s century-old cement plant in Mitchell, Ind., unveiling advanced material handling, calciner, kiln and finishing equipment equal to 2.4 million metric tons per year. During a mid-June gathering, they…

California cement plant deal spotlights feds’ misdirected market concentration concerns

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Don Marsh

by Don Marsh Through direct action or implication of costly, prolonged legal measures, the Federal Trade Commission has helped quell a second cement plant sale in as many years. In 2021, the agency challenged the proposed sale of Giant Cement Holdings’ Keystone Cement mill in Bath, Pa. to Heidelberg Materials, then operating as Lehigh Hanson Inc. FTC officials cited concerns…

Heidelberg Materials gains ash volume, technology with SEFA

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Concrete News

Heidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire The SEFA Group Inc., the largest U.S. source of harvested fly ash processed to ASTM C 618 performance. Based in Lexington, S.C., SEFA Group supplies ash to 800 concrete plants in 13 states, and spans five business units, five utility partners, 20 locations and a 500-plus payroll. Leading the…

SEFA Group brings Heidelberg Materials strong ash volume, processing IP

April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 Concrete News

Sources: Heidelberg Materials North America, Irving, Texas; CP staff Heidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire The SEFA Group Inc., the largest U.S. source of harvested fly ash processed to ASTM C 618 performance. Based in Lexington, S.C., SEFA Group supplies ash to 800 concrete plants in 13 states, and spans five business units, five utility…

Data scientist C60 charts ready mixed producer profitability potential

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Concrete News

Sources: C60, Chicago; CP staff The C60 Opportunity Platform enables ready mixed concrete producers to identify and drive profitability improvement. Launched at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2023 as a first of its kind technology tool, C60 affords users an opportunity to find savings potential across their entire business with easy-to-read, actionable insights on maximizing margins and operational efficiency. Real-time perspectives and analytics equip…