January/February 2007
Cementscope
First two silos at Holcim's Ste. Genevieve plant completed
Denver-based full-service engineering, construction, and operations firm CH2M HILL has secured a contract for FL Smidth, Inc. to provide facility and...
Axim, Essroc mobilize materials testing
Essroc Cement Corp. and Axim Concrete Technologies have dispatched a 52-ft. tractor and gooseneck trailer (see photo at left), the Axsis Mobile Tech Unit or “Technology at Work,” to Las Vegas for official unveiling at World of Concrete 2007 (Jan. 23-26). Engineered to provide customers and agencies on-site technical assistance, it was jointly developed by the companies, who note that Axsis is unique among North American admixture and cement players....
Cement totals
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 10.7 million mt in September 2006, according to the U.S....
News Americas
Regulatory reviews drive Cemex extension of Rinker tender offer
Cemex Chairman Lorenzo Zambrano informed Rinker Group shareholders in a Jan. 23 letter his company is extending its offer period for their shares through...
Cement chemistry conference scheduled for July
The 12th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement is holding its 2007 meeting July 8-13 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The objective of the meeting...
LAFARGE WHITEHALL PLANT NAMES PERSONNEL CHANGES
Lafarge North America announced three personnel appointments at its Whitehall plant: Chafik Bentchikou has been promoted to Production Manager; Philippe...
PCA appoints Hogle as director of legislative affairs
Jessica C. Hogle was named director of legislative affairs by Portland Cement Association in early December. She will oversee PCA's political action committee,...
PCA, CTLGroup leaderships set for major shift
The Portland Cement Association's board of directors elected Charlie Sunderland as chairman recently during the association's board meeting in Sea Island,...
PCA announces Spring 2007 Seminar Schedule
Portland Cement Association's Education and Training Department's spring course schedule offers seminars that address current industry concerns and challenges....
BLENDED SCM STANDARD BODES WELL FOR OPERATORS
ASTM International's proposed Specification for Blended Supplementary Cementitious Materials standard will enable more concrete producers to blend slag,...
RECYCLED FIBERGLASS SPAWNS WHITE CEMENT, SILICA FUME, METAKAOLIN ALTERNATIVE
After beta tests with cast stone and architectural precast producers, swimming pool contractors and other white portland cement users, Vitro Minerals...
FOUNDATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP NOMINATIONS
The Portland Cement Association's Education Foundation is seeking nominations of outstanding graduate students in the fields of engineering and the physical...
HOLCIM ALABAMA PLANT WINS CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARD
The Holcim (US) Inc. Theodore plant in Alabama was recognized by the Council of State Governments (CSG) in early December as the winner of the 2006 CSG...
Lehigh sees Inland division chief change
Wayne Wagner will retire from the Calgary, Alberta-based Lehigh Inland group of cement and construction materials companies on April 30, 2007, after more...
Shoptalk
Cement storage silos' construction matches fast-paced Vegas setting
When Nevada Ready Mix of Las Vegas needed additional storage capacity, the company's primary requirement was like most other producers and terminals in...
Products
Products
GRAVITY CONVEYOR The Air Shoot Gravity Conveyor has been a mainstay in the company's product line because it safely moves dry, fluidizable materials on...
Literature
Literature
WEAR-RESISTANT LININGS This company announces updates to its Wear Resistant Linings brochure, including new information on Kalcret, a sprayable wear-resistant...
Features
Forecast 2007
Reflecting a rather harsh decline in housing starts and conservative estimates regarding nonresidential and public sector growth, total construction activity...
Lafarge's Ruling Class
Operators in a modern cement plant could be forgiven if they feel like Charlie Chaplin in the classic movie Modern Times, racing around the factory trying...
UK plant bulks up with green fuel
Castle Cement's Ketton Works replaced coal for firing its rotary kilns with Profuel, an alternative fuel comprised of cardboard, paper, plastics, textiles,...
