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ACA Sustainability Summit to Focus on Blended Cements, Alternative Fuels, CCUS

7 days ago7 days ago Cement Optimized News

The third annual American Cement Association (ACA) Sustainability Summit will feature presentations on the government’s permitting process and the impact it’s having on the advancement of alternative fuels, making the most out of working with lower-carbon cements at construction sites, and why producers view carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) development as “all systems a go” despite recent federal funding…

Smart EPD Publishes New Cement PCR

1 month ago1 month ago Cement Optimized News

Smart EPD published Part B Product Category Rules (PCR) for Cements for Construction, a significant update to the standard used to develop environmental product declarations (EPDs) for cement products across North America.

ACA Report Looks at Cement Demand for Data Centers

2 months ago2 months ago Cement Optimized News

A report released by the American Cement Association (ACA) Market Intelligence Team predicts the U.S. will need approximately 1 million metric tons of cement to construct data centers that will house artificial intelligence (AI) technology over the next few years.

Naming Right

2 months ago2 months ago Don Marsh

ACA Brand Picks Up Where Portland Cement Association Left Off. By Don Marsh Sunsetting a name that it had carried for more than a century frees the American Cement Association (ACA) from distorted perceptions in an era when members and staff might have mere seconds to communicate the organization’s mission and value proposition to the public and construction stakeholders. “In…

Cement Consumption Predicted to Decline

3 months ago Cement Optimized News

U.S. cement consumption is expected to decline by 1.6% this year, but a recession prompted by ongoing trade wars is not expected in 2025. The predictions were included in the American Cement Association’s (ACA) Market Intelligence team’s Spring Forecast, released last week at the 67th IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference in Birmingham, Ala.

Economist Sees No ‘Obvious Driver’ For Cement Growth in 2025

3 months ago3 months ago Cement Optimized News

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.

PCA Brandishes New Identity: American Cement Association

4 months ago4 months ago Cement Optimized News

The limitations of a brand rooted in early 19th century intellectual property have compelled a Portland Cement Association name change to American Cement Association (ACA).