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.
Read MoreDrake strengthens Phoenix market integration with aggregate reserves
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.
Read MoreReport 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.
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