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Titan chief stresses building resiliency in Rio+20 policy talk

Details: Published: Monday, 30 July 2012 14:06; Written by CP Staff

Addressing last month’s Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Portland Cement Association Chairman and Titan American CEO Aris Papadopoulos called on business leaders of the world to include resilient construction in public policy, noting that just building “green” is not enough to protect human lives and business investment.

Lawmakers write tax credit for sound construction

Details: Published: Monday, 30 July 2012 14:06; Written by CP Staff

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is part of a broad coalition supporting the Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2012 (H.R. 5839), recently introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL).

Sen. Vitter center stage at ICPI permeable paver demonstration

Details: Published: Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:37; Written by CP Staff

The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) and 30-plus Louisiana concrete paver industry representatives welcomed U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) last month for a product demonstration and briefing session at New Orleans’ Wilson Charter School.

Ash Grove upgrade amplifies EPA mercury rule’s high cost

Details: Published: Monday, 30 July 2012 13:47; Written by CP Staff

Following board approval of a $125 million capital outlay, Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement will incorporate a new preheater, precalciner production system at its Midlothian mill outside the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. The equipment will position the facility among Texas’ lowest emitting cement producers and become the biggest ticket investment to date tied to the Environmental Protection Agency’s portland cement National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule, effective September 2015.

Report gauges fuel economy standards’ drain on the Highway Trust Fund

Details: Published: Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:36; Written by CP Staff

Impending fuel economy standards for light-duty vehicles have the potential to reduce Highway Trust Fund (HTF) receipts by 21 percent and increase federal transportation programs’ reliance on U.S. Treasury general funds.

Titan chief stresses building resiliency in Rio+20 policy talk

Lawmakers write tax credit for sound construction

Sen. Vitter center stage at ICPI permeable paver demonstration

Ash Grove upgrade amplifies EPA mercury rule’s high cost

Report gauges fuel economy standards’ drain on the Highway Trust Fund

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