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Concrete and cement Industry groups introduce free web-based pavement design platform
A free, new online concrete pavement design tool now offers features and benefits never before available to the cement and concrete industry – and engineers are snapping it up for use in the few weeks since its launch. Industry groups worked together on the two-year effort to launch the highly interactive tool PavementDesigner.org for city, […]
February 7, 2018
Construction Equipment
Collect, mix and pour with the Danuser MegaMixer
Danuser’s new MegaMixer attaches to skid steers, telehandlers and pallet forks to collect, mix and pour a variety of materials. The operator can use the mixer to scoop from piles of sand, gravel, soil, sawdust or have cement, mortar or grout poured into it. It has built-in cutting edges. An auger, which comes rubber flighted […]
November 28, 2017
Business
PCA announces Leadership Award winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the 2017 John P. Gleason, Jr., Leadership Awards winners. The awards, which are named for Gleason who served as PCA President from 1986 until his retirement in 2007, honor individuals who exhibit leadership in association activities supporting member company objectives and operations. “Jay embodied the spirit of leadership. He […]
September 6, 2017
Roadbuilding
Cemex supplies concrete for new Route 89 bridge in Arizona
Cemex announced that it supplied the concrete for the new Cameron Bridge, a part of the Route 89 reconstruction project in Arizona. With a span of more than 650 feet, the bridge includes four highway traffic lanes, a pedestrian underpass, and additional concrete flatwork that was done to improve traffic flow and road safety. Cemex […]
August 29, 2017
Business
Cemex gets 10-year lease for vital Port of Redwood City terminal
The Redwood City Port Commission approved a new 10-year-lease for cement, concrete and aggregate maker Cemex‘s 8.2-acre marine terminal in California, with an option to extend the lease for another 10 years, The Daily Journal reports. Cemex has used the terminal to import nearly 4 million metric tons of sand and aggregates from Canada over the […]
July 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
New concrete mixture would allow roads to resist corrosion from road salt
Deicing salt is used on roads every winter to improve driving conditions, but the calcium chloride salt commonly used in this application reacts with the calcium hydroxide in concrete, forming a chemical byproduct called calcium oxychloride that causes roadways to degrade, crack, and crumble. According to a Drexel University press release provided to Phys.org, Yaghoob Farnam, a civil engineer, […]
May 29, 2017
Business
LafargeHolcim CEO confirmed as new Chairman of the Cement Sustainability Initiative
During the Cement Sustainability Initiative’s (CSI) annual CEO Meeting in Madrid on Dec. 13, LafargeHolcim CEO Eric Olsen was confirmed as the new Chairman of CSI for 2017. The organization supports the progress of the global cement sector toward sustainable development and helps to unite major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries. LafargeHolcim is one of […]
December 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
This glow-in-the-dark concrete could build long-lasting, light-emitting highways
In the hopes of one day lighting highways without the need of electricity, a Mexican researcher has developed a unique formula of concrete that would not only glow in the dark, but last for a century. According to a report from Phys.org (via Investigatión y Desarrollo), Dr. José Carlos Rubio of the University of San Nicolas […]
May 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Cement quarry featured prominently in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ could become a permanent attraction
The Magheramorne Quarry might just be an old Lafarge Tarmac cement quarry with a nice view of the Irish Sea in the real world. But in HBO’s massively popular “Game of Thrones” fantasy television series, it’s “The Wall” and it’s all that stands between Westeros and the dangers in the north. The old quarry has been turned into […]
August 26, 2015
Business
Holcim shareholders threaten merger plans with Lafarge…again
Shares in Lafarge fell by approximately 2 percent Monday after two Holcim shareholders voiced their discontent with the revised merger terms that were put in place on March 20 to make Holcim shareholders happy and keep the merger moving forward. According to a report from Reuters, Russian businessman Filaret Galchev, Holcim’s second-largest shareholder who owns a […]
March 31, 2015
Roadbuilding
Holcim-Lafarge merger back on track
The short-lived hold on the Holcim-Lafarge merger has ended, with the cement companies jointly stating they have “reached an agreement on revised terms for the merger of equals between both companies.” Holcim previously delayed the merger due to a disagreement of terms on the deal. The companies now expect it to close in July 2015 after […]
March 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Holcim board delays Lafarge merger over terms
Holcim’s board of directors has determined that its merger with Lafarge will be delayed due to a disagreement of terms on the deal. The merger was announced last year. In a statement, Holcim said the agenda for its upcoming annual general meeting will only focus on direct Holcim business and not the merger. “Holcim Board […]
March 18, 2015
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