Effective Jan. 1, 2013, Gregory M. Scott became the Portland Cement Association’s new president and chief executive officer. He will head the association from its Washington, D.C., office and represent PCA and its members before Congress, the Administration and the White House. In January 2012, Scott joined PCA as the senior president of government affairs, and was later promoted to…
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EPA Head Resigns from Post
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, the agency’s first black administrator, is stepping down after nearly four years, effective sometime after President Obama’s State of the Union address later this month. She did not specify a particular reason for her departure. However, Cabinet members looking to depart historically leave at the beginning of a president’s second term.
Read MorePlibrico Expands Reach into Canadian Refractory Market
Quadra Industrial Services is the newest addition to Plibrico Company’s preferred exclusive network of refractory contractors. Operating from its headquarters in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and construction office in St. Johns, New Brunswick, Quadra Industrial Services will be the exclusive Plibrico PliPartner for the Atlantic Canada region – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.
Read MoreEPA Projects $52 Million Savings for Industry
After 28 months of rulemaking, court action, and meetings with industry officials, the EPA issued its Final Emissions Limits for Portland Cement Manufacturing, citing prospective mercury, hydrochloric acid, particulate matter and total hydrocarbon level reductions from 82 – 93 percent against agency thresholds leading into 2010.
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