January/February 2009
Cementscope
PCA's Sullivan gauges stimulus impact amid dire forecast
Armed with an overall forecast even more pessimistic than that of President Obama's top advisers, Portland Cement Association Chief Economist Edward Sullivan...
News Americas
Cemex Calif. to pay $2 million fine as part of Clean Air settlement
In the largest settlement yet in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ongoing cement kiln enforcement initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice,...
Lafarge Unveils Redesigned Cement Packaging
Lafarge North America has unveiled new packaging for its entire family of cement products in the United States and Canada. Examples of the newly redesigned...
Salt River Phoenix Plant Gets Energy Star for Second Year
The Salt River Materials Group Phoenix cement plant in Clarkdale, Ariz., was recently honored with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy...
Leed Calculator Tallies Ready Mixed Green Benefits
Joining National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's arsenal of tools to promote the green properties of ready mixed is the Recycled Content and Regional...
Two-Thirds of Nation's Construction Companies Plan Layoffs in 2009
An estimated two-thirds of the nation's non-residential construction companies are planning to cut their payrolls, according to new employment and business...
Online registration opens for IEEE-IAS/PCA 2009 conference
Online registration is now available for the 51st annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference scheduled for May 31st to June 4th at the Desert...
Products
January/February Cement Products News
ROTARY PADDLE The manufacturer has announced the introduction of a collapsible paddle as a new option for its line of BMRX and Maxima+ rotary level indicators....
Features
Enrique Escalante discusses state of cement industry
In this exclusive interview with Cement Americas, the new chairman of the Portland Cement Association discusses the dire state of the industry, whether...
Beumer turns up the heat with alternative energy technology
With dwindling resources and the resulting spike in raw materials prices, use of alternative fuels for energy production is gaining greater commercial...
