Sources: Drake Companies, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Staff reports Drake CEO Marco Gomez has announced the addition of major aggregate reserves to a portfolio of ready mixed and cement distribution assets in the metropolitan Phoenix area. With four locations spread strategically throughout Maricopa and Pinal counties, Drake has added long-term aggregate holdings with reserves in excess of 70 million tons.
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Report finds green building on track for 20-fold growth clip over decade stretch
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York City The U.S. green building market continues to accelerate, its growth spiraling from $10 billion in 2005 to $78 billion last year, and pacing a $204 billion–$248 billion level by 2016. McGraw-Hill Construction’s 2013 Dodge Construction Green Outlook report also finds a projected 2012 market, nonresidential and residential combined, valued at $85 billion, climbing an…
Read MoreStrategic alliance advances biomass fuel initiatives
Source: Tri-Mer Corp., Owosso, Mich. Tri-Mer, a developer of advanced technologies for the control of NOx, fine particulate and industrial gases, and Enginuity Energy LLC, a renewable energy company and holder of patented Ecoremedy gasification technology, have established a research agreement for the testing of biomass fuels at Enginuity Energy’s research and development lab in Harrisburg, Pa.
Read MoreAutomation & Energy Conference to debut in Atlanta
Source: Mining Media Inc., Denver Cement Americas is joining Concrete Products and Rock Products magazines behind the Automation & Energy Conference (A+E), premiering November 19-21, 2013, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
Read MoreCement Totals—September 2012
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 7.0 million mt in September 2012, according to the USGS. This was slightly less compared with shipments for September 2011. Shipments for the year through September were 59.6 million mt, up about 1o percent for the same period in…
Read MoreCoal Ash group: EPA-proposed rule continues to constrain material recycling
Source: American Coal Ash Association (ACAA), Washington, D.C. Coal ash recycling in the U.S. remained below 2008 levels for a third consecutive year in 2011—stalled after nearly a decade of growth of a practice that conserves energy and natural resources, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and safely keeps ash out of landfills and disposal ponds.
Read MoreCanadian cement, allied groups document sustainability measures
Sources: Cement Association of Canada, Ottawa; Staff reports “Any meaningful attempt to tackle climate change and achieve sustainable development will require not only that all corners of the Canadian economy contribute, but that governments, industry, environmental groups and broader civil society rise above the rhetoric and strategic positioning of our respective sectors and work together,” Cement Association of Canada (CAC)…
Read MoreAmerican Cement’s Cohrs named PCA chairman
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. PCA’s Board of Directors recently elected Cary O. Cohrs as chairman during the association’s fall board meeting in Washington, D.C. Cohrs succeeds Aris Papadopoulos of Titan America. At the same meeting, John Stull, president and CEO of Lafarge North America Inc., was elected vice chairman.
Read MoreHolcim (US) celebrates parent company’s centennial
Source: Holcim (US) Inc., Waltham, Mass. The Holcim (US) Portland (Colo.) facility is participating in a year-long community service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent company, Holcim Ltd. Holcim (US), one of the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components, is celebrating its 100-year anniversary by participating in Together for Communities, an initiative in…
Read MoreCemex USA recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council
Source: Cemex USA, Houston Cemex USA announced recently that eight of its sites in the received certifications through the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) Corporate Lands for Learning and Wildlife at Work Programs. Sites include the company’s cement plant in Knoxville, Tenn.’ the Brooksville Quarry in Brooksville, Fla.; the FEC Quarry in Miami; the 474 Sand Mine in Clermont, Fla.; the…
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