Source: CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., Cypress, Calif. Putting an end to a 10-year-old patent litigation brought by Ultimax, Hassan Kunbargi, Heartland Cement Sales Company and the K.A. Group against CTS Cement Manufacturing, manufacturers of Rapid Set Cement, its Chairman Edward K. Rice, and a number of CTS customers, Judge Andrew J. Guilford of the U.S. District Court for the Central…
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Cohrs elected PCA vce chair
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Meeting in Chicago recently, the PCA Board of Directors elected Cary Cohrs, president of American Cement Company, vice chair of PCA. Cohrs has been a member of the PCA board since 2008 and serves on the Executive Committee, Government Affairs Council, and as co-chair of the Manufacturing Technical Committee. Aris Papadopoulos of Titan America…
Read MorePCA recognizes cement terminals’ safety records
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. PCA recognized four cement terminals that had the best safety records in North America during PCA’s Spring Meeting in Chicago last week. For U.S. operations, three categories of terminals, based on employee work hours, were considered for this prestigious award.
Read MoreLafarge NA headquarters shift: Dulles to O’Hare
Sources: State of Illinois; Staff reports A state incentive package valued at $6.3 million over 10 years, coupled with skilled-workforce availability and the prospect of closer proximity to a larger portion of its customers, has compelled Lafarge North America to move its northern Virginia headquarters to a location near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Read MoreTXI Package Products deal nets Bonsal American five Texas bagging plants
Sources: Bonsal American, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; Staff reports Oldcastle’s Bonsal American business has acquired the TXI Package Products unit of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Texas Industries, Inc. The transaction spans five plants specializing in dry mix concrete and other packaged products located around Texas’ three major markets: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Austin/San Antonio.
Read MorePCA presents benefits of limestone-blended cement at TRB
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. The efficacy of limestone-blended cements was a popular topic at the recent Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting in Washington, D.C. Paul Tennis, manager of cement and concrete technology, presented the paper, “Environmental Benefits and Performance Equivalence of Portland-Limestone Blended Cements,” which he co-authored with John Melander, PCA director of product standards and technology.
Read MoreTwo Holcim plants recognized for safety, environmental performance at PCA spring meeting
Source: Holcim (US) Inc., Waltham, Mass. Holcim (US) Inc. announced recently that two of its plants—Holly Hill in Holly Hill, S.C., and Theodore in Theodore, Ala., were recognized during the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Spring board of directors meeting in Chicago on April 16.
Read MoreHolcim Ada Plant Celebrates Company Centennial with Community Outreach
Source: Holcim (US) Inc., Waltham, Mass. The Holcim (US) Ada, Okla., cement plant is participating in a year-long, community-service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent company, Holcim Ltd. The Ada facility is leading nine projects throughout the year, including employee-planned blood and toy drives, a recycling day, tutoring at a local school, partnering with Ada Boys and…
Read MoreCement Totals—January 2012
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 4.6 million mt in January 2012, according to the USGS. This was nearly 25 perfect higher compared with shipments for January 2011, and continued to reflect mild winter weather conditions and a trend of increased consumption that began in…
Read MoreTitan subsidiary acquires air quality permit for North Carolina cement plant
Sources: Carolinas Cement Co., Wilmington, N.C.; Staff reports Officials from Carolinas Cement announced recently that parent company Titan America LLC was issued an air quality permit from the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) to construct a proposed 2.4 million-tons/year-capacity cement plant in Castle Hayne. The permit issuance comes after…
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