May/June 2007
Cementscope
Hanson brings HeidelbergCement scale on par with global peers
Making good on a hint of recent weeks of a possible bid for Hanson, HeidelbergCement is poised to solidify its position alongside global heavy building...
News Americas
Second Holcim sustainability awards put out call for entries
The second Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction worldwide is now open. The Holcim Awards are an international competition for...
Market Scope: Lehigh Cement/Heidelberg + Hanson
HeidelbergCement AG's proposed takeover of Hanson Plc (note Editorial, page 4) would afford the suitor a much greater presence in North America, where...
U.K. Sweep
A Hanson Plc buy out would cap a decade-long ownership transition involving United Kingdom heavy building materials multinationals and four of the industry's...
Lehigh Northwest's Brown appointed CAC chairman
The Cement Association of Canada announced the appointment of Jim Brown, president and COO of British Columbia-based Lehigh Northwest Cement Ltd, as chairman...
PLANTS AND TERMINALS HONORED FOR SAFETY RECORD, INNOVATION
On May 2, Portland Cement Association recognized cement facilities with outstanding safety records at its annual Safety Award Luncheon in conjunction...
CEMEX AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR U.S., MEXICAN PROJECTS
TMEIC GE will supply drives and motors to Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. of Monterrey, Mexico, for two new kilns and upgrades in U.S. and Mexican locations, which...
PULVERIZED SOLID FUEL SYSTEM FOCUS OF NEW PCA BOOK
Employee safety is a top priority for cement manufacturers. Plant personnel work with heavy machinery that consumes enormous amounts of energy to process...
NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS CEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Portland Cement Association announced the launch of the Concrete Thinking e-newsletter, a new resource for architects, engineers, and members of the building...
Thompson named PCA Residential Technology Manager
Portland Cement Association named Donn C. Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, as residential technology promotion manager. He will oversee the residential technical...
FLORIDA ROCK TAPS PAVILION GRINDING OPTIMIZATION SOLUTION
Florida Rock Industries has selected Pavilion Technologies to improve the production process at its Newberry, Fla., facility. The company will deploy...
CORPORATE AMERICA TRENDING TOWARD GREEN BUILDING
In conjunction with research partner Siemens, McGraw-Hill Construction has released Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket, which concludes that most...
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...
LAFARGE EXEC ASSESSES UN CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT
A cornerstone of concrete and masonry building methods can be leveraged to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the most commonly cited source of global warming....
HOUSING MARKET STILL EXPECTED TO DRAG DOWN 2007 CONSUMPTION
The ongoing correction in residential construction is expected to drag down overall 2007 construction activity. According to the most recent forecast...
Shoptalk
Too Small for an Air Audit? Don't be so sure.
If an air system is assumed to be so small that potential operating-cost reductions would not justify a detailed audit, the truth might be surprising....
Products
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LASER PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER The 1064 size and shape laser particle analyzer features an imaging system that can measure and analyze particle shape as...
Features
Mitsubishi Cement
To fluidize immobile cement, thereby eradicating pack set a perennial problem at cement plants and shipping terminals Mitsubishi Cement Corp. installed...
Energy & Environment Award Winners 2006
In 2000, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) launched a program to foster continuous environmental improvement in the North American cement industry....
