Lafarge Canada is commencing the next phase of a project to replace about 10 percent of the coal and coke the company uses with low-carbon alternatives, reported the Kingston Whig-Standard. In conjunction with Queen’s University researchers, the second phase of testing will look at the use of household goods, non-recyclable packaging, textiles, carpet, and disposable cups and lids, including beverage…
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Buzzi Unicem Plant Celebrates 100 Years
Buzzi Unicem USA’s Stockertown, Pa., plant is celebrating its centennial anniversary, reported The Morning Call. Although erected in 1906, the plant didn’t become operational until 1916 due to delayed construction, the result of the financial panic of 1907.
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