Aggregate Recycling Committee Ready to tackle industry challenges By weight, concrete and asphalt are the most recycled materials in North America. This success is attributed to the technology available to process these materials and the economic viability of the marketplace. Recycling aggregates also aligns with society’s recent calls to decarbonize the transportation and construction sectors, further promoting the practice. However,…
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PRODUCERS – November 2021
Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston, closed last month on the Georgia-based Boral Building Products business, whose assets include Cultured Stone and Eldorado Stone precast concrete veneer brands. Concurrently, the Westlake Innovations subsidiary has announced an alliance with Nexii Building Solutions Inc., Vancouver, B.C. to support the construction of buildings with a reduced environmental footprint. The latter company promotes portland cement-free Nexiite,…
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Ernst Concrete rounds out Atlanta market coverage with one of the Peach State’s largest ready mixed plants
Contractors working the south end of Atlanta, traveling the lower Interstate 285 beltway or touching down at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are noticing a ready mixed concrete brand more associated with areas northeast and northwest of the city.
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Sika AG has acquired the global Concrete Fibers business of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Propex Holding LLC, bringing its well-established Fibermesh brand and technical expertise into a growing concrete additives portfolio. The deal includes a 130,000-sq.-ft. production facility offering the Sika Region Americas business additional micro and macro synthetic fiber capacity.
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