Best Process Solutions, Inc. (BPS) bulk bag fillers are designed to fill any size bulk bag with high accuracy, while offering years of trouble-free maintenance. The company’s Model BBF loader features an inflatable fill head that offers a dust-free seal when loading, dust port with dust cartridge, and manually adjustable bag supports for varying bag heights. Many options are available.…
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The new Thermo Scientific Model 84i Mercury Permeation Source provides a NIST-traceable quality control method for customers who are seeking to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Utility Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) and Cement and Industrial Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACTs) requirements for mercury monitoring. The new model 84i is an enhancement to the existing…
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Organizers of the 8th Annual Sabor a Cabo (Flavors of Cabo) food and wine festival have announced that the Dec. 1, 2013, event raised more than $90,000 to benefit local institutions and charities such as the volunteer fire department and Red Cross in Los Cabos, Mexico, where emergency services must be provided on limited funding. Martin Engineering provided support this…
Read MoreDonaldson Co. Inc. announced the following officer changes, effective April 1st: Charles J. McMurray, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, will retire after 33 years of service. McMurray joined Donaldson in 1980 and has held key management roles in the company’s operations in the U.S. and Europe, and with the company’s joint venture with Caterpillar. Over McMurray’s career, he…
Read MoreIn 2013, Cementos Argos marked various transformational milestones, strengthening its long-term strategy through expansion and consolidation of its markets, as well as the profitability and sustainability of its operations.
Read MoreCeraTech announced the release of an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for ekkomaxx cement concrete. This is the first EPD completed for a non-portland bulk cement. It enables architects, leading design firms and contractors to independently substantiate and confirm the tremendous environmental differences between portland and non-portland cement technologies.
Read MoreThe Portland Cement Association and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association are among 15 organizations behind the Mineral Science and Information Coalition (MSIC), formed to advocate for federal agency endeavors such as the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Resources Program – the top source of cement, sand and gravel, and crushed stone shipments.
Read MoreQuebec’s recent announcement of a massive investment of public funds in a new cement plant project in Port-Daniel-Gascons has spurred the creation of an advocacy group calling for a fair and equitable competitive environment to be maintained for the cement industry in Quebec. The Regroupement pour l’équité dans l’industrie cimentière québécoise, which consists of representatives from various sectors, is shedding…
Read MoreChile-based utility company E-CL and Cementos Bío Bío’s Antofagasta plant have signed a contract for a new fly ash project.
Read MoreLafarge Canada Inc. (Eastern Canada) announced the launch of its new corporate social responsibility platform. The new initiative, Deep Roots – Part Of Our Communities: Past, Present, And Future, supports Lafarge’s global Sustainability Ambitions for 2020, and will demonstrate and reinforce Lafarge Canada’s commitment to giving back to the communities.
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