March/April 2008
Cementscope
Cemex open to talks with Venezuela on cement industry nationalization
Monterrey, Mexico-based Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. was quick to respond to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's April 3 order to nationalize his nation's cement...
News Americas
Survey: Most designers link sustainability and concrete
More than three out of four design professionals PCA surveyed on preferred materials for sustainable design cited concrete, acknowledging its energy efficiency,...
Lengthy Negotiations Net St. Marys Parent Prairie Material
After at least six months of discussions, Votorantim Cement North America (VCNA) announced in February closing on an asset deal involving of one of the...
Holcim Awards $25,000 Scholarship to Medical Student
Holcim (US) Inc. presented a check for $25,000 to Morehouse School of Medicine student Vincent Walford, the winner of this year's Holcim (US) Public Health...
Holcim Midlothian Hits Major Safety, Environmental Marks
Holcim (US)'s Midlothian, Texas, plant has achieved an important safety milestone by operating for more than 1,000 days and 1 million hours without a...
Top Economists Paint Guarded Outlook at Record-Breaking Conexpo-Con/Agg Event
Breaking records for attendance, exhibit space, number of exhibiting companies and total education seminars, ConExpo-Con/Agg 2008 and the co-located IFPE...
Cement used to sabilize contaminated Canadian site
Canada's largest contaminated site clean-up is currently under way at the Sydney Tar Ponds and Coke Ovens in Nova Scotia. The Canadian Federal and Nova...
Environment & Safety
2008 U.S. Cemex Building Awards
Projects in California and Oregon took top honors in the Third Annual Cemex U.S. Building Awards, announced during a March reception at the ConExpo-Con/Agg ...
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Products
Cement Americas Products
RAILCAR/TRUCK CONNECTORS These railcar/truck connectors feature pneumatically actuated lifters to streamline unloading from hopper-bottom railcars and...
Features
Recessive trends
Much has changed since the construction industry's year-end forecasts were released in the final months of 2007. While most were in agreement that the...
