Cementitious Materials

Ash-based aggregate

Jun 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Steven Prokopy

West Mifflin, Pa.-based Universal Aggregates designed, constructed and currently operates a 3,500-sq.-ft. plant at the Birchwood Power Facility in King...

Construction site safety plans, Occupational Health

Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Bob Eckhardt

Although required by some states for general construction, a written comprehensive Safety and Health Plan is not required by the Occupational Health and...

Cement usage pacing 200 million mt by 2030

Jul 1, 2006 12:00 PM

U.S. cement demand could reach nearly 195 million metric tons/year over the next 25 years, reflecting a 1.7 percent compound annual growth rate, according...

European branding

Feb 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Don Marsh

Global cement and concrete players continue their North American positioning. The latest realignment will shelve one of the industry's oldest brands,...

Limestone addition moves through ASTM

Jan 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By CP Staff

Portland Cement Association's proposal to permit the use of as much as 5 percent ground limestone in ASTM C 150 portland cements passed a full Committee...

PCA proposes revised C 150 to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions

Dec 1, 2003 12:00 PM

In a November 12 press briefing at the Greenbuild Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh, Portland Cement Association members announced a proposal to...

Global climate pressures ASTM C01 to consider CO2

Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM, by Don Marsh

Late last month, the U.S. Senate defeated the radical Climate Stewardship Act, whose measures aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions from industry...

Concrete, cement interests brace for global warming radicalism

Aug 1, 2003 12:00 PM, by Don Marsh

Domestic and overseas political action on greenhouse gas emissions and global warming is weighing on cementitious materials production and economic factors...

Three's a charm

Aug 1, 2003 12:00 PM

There is a significant trend among both cement manufacturers and concrete producers to maximize recycling and use of recycled materials. Major motivators...

RCC ushers in heavy traffic

Jan 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By N.J. Concrete Promotion Council

The New Jersey Concrete Promotion Council (NJCPC) staged a roller compacted concrete (RCC) placement demonstration on the property of major Garden State...

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