Organizations – June 2025

The ACI Foundation has announced three appointments to its nine-member board of trustees. Baker Construction veteran Michael Schneider has been elected chair, while Khaled Awad has been reelected trustee. Newly elected American Concrete Institute Vice President Matthew Sherman also joins the board of trustees as part of his ACI officer role. They join current trustees Jeffrey Coleman, Scott Anderson, Frederick…

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Building Material Plant Day participants measure global market’s mixed signals

Sources: German Engineering Federation (VDMA), Frankfurt

German manufacturers of concrete and other building material plants are expecting a broadly based boost this year, carrying momentum from a year-over-year spike most sectors saw at the end of 2016. “This should translate into sales growth over the next few months,” said Sebastian Popp, economic expert on machinery and equipment at Building Material Plants Day, an annual VDMA gathering in Frankfurt for companies serving concrete, dry mortar, aggregate, cement, lime and gypsum producers.

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