Category: News

On the first day of the World of Concrete 2014 Show in Las Vegas, the Portland Cement Association’s Chief Economist Ed Sullivan forecast 8 percent growth in cement production this year, according to Don Marsh, editor of Concrete Products, who is reporting from the show. Sullivan predicted that growth would be driven by across-the-board demand in residential, nonresidential and public…

The Portland Cement Association changed its corporate identity, effective October 31, 2013, to better describe the association and the industry it represents. As part of the association’s new logo, it will no longer spell out the name Portland Cement Association (PCA). Instead, this will be replaced with the tagline, “America’s Cement Manufacturers.”

Plibrico Company LLC announced Paul Schmidt as the new Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Western United States and Canada. With more than 25 years of experience in refractory and insulation materials sales, Schmidt will be providing the highest level of expertise to Plibrico’s customers.

Over the next 20 years, Lehigh Southwest Cement’s historic mining site near Cupertino, Calif., will be restored to its natural state. During that time, the company and Santa Clara County Planning Commission will meet once a year to check progress at the site, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Cemtrex Inc. has announced an increased level of inquiries in its emission monitors from cement companies.

ANH Refractories Co. has named Stephen M. Delo as chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Gabriel Faimann, the company’s former Interim CEO, who has left to pursue other career opportunities.

The U.K.-based materials technology group Ceram is changing its name to Lucideon, effective Feb. 1. The name has been introduced to reflect the group’s expanding portfolio, bringing together its acquired businesses under one identity.

In the first of a two-part white paper series, Solidia Technologies details the chemical properties, manufacture and performance qualities of a sustainable cement that, combined with its concrete counterpart, can reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete products up to 70 percent. Made from the same raw materials and equipment as traditional, ordinary portland cement, Solidia Cement is adaptable…

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) granted a tentative approval to a proposed conveyor belt transportation system that would move limestone from a New Windsor quarry to the Lehigh Cement Co. plant in Union Bridge, according to the Carroll County Times.