Convening in Palm Beach, Fla., for its fall meeting, the Portland Cement Association board of directors elected Titan America CEO Aris Papadopoulos chairman and Cemex USA President Gilberto Perez vice chairman, both for two-year terms. Papadopoluous, who succeeds GCC of America’s Enrique Escalante, has been at the helm of Titan America and Titan Atlantic in Norfolk, Va., since 1994, overseeing…
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World slag demand on the rise as supplies declines
Driven by low-carbon and other environmental policies, demand for ferrous slag in cement and aggregates industries worldwide stands to outstrip supply, according to a new study released by IntertechPira, Leatherhead, UK. No longer mere disposable iron and steel manufacturing by-products, the data suggests, ferrous slag, i.e., blast furnace and various types of steel slag, will become increasingly marketable as consumption…
Read MoreCalPortland to pay $350K in penalties for Clean Air violations
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recently lodged a consent decree resolving Clean Air Act claims against CalPortland Co. concerning the company’s Rillito, Ariz., cement plant. EPA’s complaint alleged that CalPortland did not obtain permits required by the Clean Air Act. The company agreed that it will either upgrade equipment, such as baghouses…
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Mark Kuhar Editor, Rock Products and Cement [email protected] Mark S. Kuhar is the editor of Rock Products and Cement Americas. A graduate of Ohio University, he began his editorial career in 1987 as an assistant editor on Pit & Quarry and Concrete magazines. Since taking over the helm of Rock Products in 1996, the magazine has become the aggregates industry’s premier publication. He continues to develop…
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Cement Products, from SEMCO Publishing, brings focus to issues affecting cementitious materials suppliers. SEMCO Publishing is the parent company of Rock Products, Cement Products, Concrete Products, The Asia Miner and North American Mining magazines Cement Americas: The only publication reporting on cementitious materials suppliers in North America, with additional coverage of markets in Latin America. Highly respected for editorial coverage…
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