Holcim US to add 600,000 mtpy capacity for flagship cement plant

Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff An investment upward of $100 million will raise clinker and limestone grinding capacity while improving logistics for the Holcim US Ste. Genevieve (Mo.) Cement Plant, located south of St. Louis along the Mississippi. In addition to the largest single-kiln line in the world, the facility is equipped with sophisticated emissions controls, fully automated quality…

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Producers – October 2023

CarbonBuilt ultra-low carbon concrete was recognized in the Circular Design, Materials and Sustainability Categories of the Fast Company Innovation by Design 2023 awards. The Los Angeles company’s core technology equips concrete producers to replace portland cement with a lower cost, low-carbon alternative, then capture and use carbon dioxide to produce blocks that have one quarter or less the embodied carbon…

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Holcim Ltd. backs Nanolike, IoT-powered SiloConnect developer

Sources: Nanolike, Toulouse, France; CP staff The parent company of Holcim US and Lafarge Canada has announced an investment in Nanolike, whose Internet of Things technology-equipped SiloConnect platform is programmed to ensure users the right amount of cement at the right time. A plug and play solution with versatile sensors, SiloConnect automates the ordering process and provides users automated silo…

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Holcim US ready mixed plant silos, carport seize solar momentum

Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff Recently mounted solar panels at the Holcim US Fort Totten ready mixed concrete plant will offset the industrial power load in Washington, D.C. and advance the producer’s goal of running all concrete, cement and aggregate operations with renewable energy by 2030. The installation includes silo rooftop and carport solar modules, combining to generate 1,300-1,500…

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Holcim ACM, Martin Marietta veteran Moreau moves to U.S. Silica

Sources: U.S. Silica Holdings, Katy, Texas Construction and industrial minerals specialist U.S. Silica Holdings has named Jay Moreau as executive vice president and chief operating officer, succeeding the retiring Mike Winkler in the latter role. Moreau served as Holcim US Aggregates and Construction Materials chief executive officer from February 2019 to January 2023. That appointment followed 22 years at Martin…

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Top architect’s specs hospitable to low-carbon Holcim US mixes

Holcim US proves the potential of its ECOPact concrete to align with the low-carbon metrics project principals envision for the recently topped out Populus, a 13-story hotel that high profile architect Studio Gang has tailored for a triangular Denver site. The producer teamed with the architect, Denver developer Urban Villages, and general contractor Beck Group on a superstructure concrete schedule…

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Holcim US brings low-carbon mixes to top architect’s drawing board

Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff Holcim US proves the potential of its ECOPact concrete to align with the low-carbon metrics project principals envision for the recently topped out Populus, a 13-story hotel that Chicago architect Studio Gang has tailored for a triangular Denver site. The producer teamed with the architect, Denver developer Urban Villages, and general contractor Beck Group…

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Producers – May 2023

Solidia Technologies is expanding production of its proprietary supplementary cementitious material in San Antonio, Texas, where it recently relocated headquarters from New Jersey. The engineered product improves the durability, workability, and overall properties of concrete, while mineralizing captured carbon dioxide to reduce by 30-40 percent the greenhouse gas emissions associated with finished slabs or structures.  With significantly more SCM capacity…

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Holcim ECOPact finishes atop Next Level Awards/Contractors’ category

Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff Holcim ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete earned Contractors’ Choice category recognition in the inaugural ConExpo-Con/Agg Next Level Awards. The program celebrates exhibiting companies that are pushing the boundaries and developing material, equipment and related technologies or services poised to advance the construction industry. ECOPact mixes provide the global construction industry a versatile solution to the carbon…

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PRODUCERS – February 2023

The board of Nevada-based Jensen Precast, one of the United States’ largest and most respected operators in non-architectural structures or elements, has appointed Eric Jensen, 55, as chief executive officer. A Harvard Business School graduate and past National Precast Concrete Association director, he joined the family business as a teenager, a series of assignments leading to the chief marketing officer…

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