The Market Intelligence team of the newly branded American Cement Association (ACA), formerly Portland Cement Association, projects a third consecutive year of cement shipment declines in 2025, pointing to business and consumer uncertainty, subdued housing markets, weak commercial and waning industrial building activity, plus flat public construction spending levels.
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Cement Conference Draws a Crowd
More than 1,200 people gathered in Birmingham, Ala., for this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference, which took place May 4-8. The event included more than 200 exhibitors, the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Spring Economic forecast, the latest on carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure (CCUS), and a major announcement from the PCA.
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