A New York investor announced, at 2011 World of Concrete last month in Las Vegas, an industrial-scale process economizing the grinding of fly ash, or secondary grinding of ground granulated blast furnace slag or portland cement, to 6-, 3- or 1-micron median particle sizes. With $30 to $75 per ton processing plus $20 to $100 per ton raw feed (fly…
Read MoreMonth: April 2011
ARRA spending decreased in November
According to a recently released Portland Cement Association Market Intelligence report, 60.6% of total American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) highway funds have been dispersed through November, compared to 56.7% in October. November highway stimulus spending was $1.047 billion, an 11% decrease from October’s spending rate. Monthly spending levels in September were the highest level to date. Spending has averaged…
Read MorePCA Economist Sullivan presents tepid residential outlook at IBS
Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association’s chief economist, presented his residential construction forecast and how it compared to the consensus of construction economists’ expectations at the 2011 International Builders’ Show on Jan. 12 in Orlando, Fla.
Read MoreA Conversation with PCA Chairman Aris Papadopoulos, CEO, Titan America
In this exclusive interview with Cement Americas, the new PCA Chairman discusses sustainability initiatives, emphasizing resilience, oppressive regulations, the politics of doing business, and when he believes the industry will emerge from the recession.
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