ASTM International has partnered with the Slag Cement Association (SCA) to develop new Product Category Rules (PCR) for slag cement. This PCR establishes the criteria for developing an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for slag cement used in concrete, mortar and other construction applications.
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Maine Allows Dragon Cement Plant to Increase Mercury Emissions
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted unanimously to allow Dragon Products Co.’s cement plant in Thomaston to increase its mercury emissions from 25 lb. per year to the federal annual limit of 42 lb., reports the Portland Press Herald.
Read MoreOrcem to Build ‘Green’ Cement Plant in Vallejo
Dublin-based Ecocem Materials Ltd.’s subsidiary, Orcem Americas Inc., has signed a 65-year lease for 4.8 acres at the Vallejo Marine Terminal in California, reported the North Bay Business Journal. The company plans to invest $50 million for a cement manufacturing facility that will produce 2,200 tpd of ecological cement (ecocem) made from granulated blast-furnace slag.
Read MoreDirk Hoke Appointed CEO of Siemens Large Drives Business Unit
Dirk Hoke started his new role as CEO of the Large Drives Business Unit of the Siemens Drive Technologies Division on July 1. Large Drives develops, manufactures and markets products, systems, solutions and services for drive engineering in industrial and infrastructure applications as well as sectors such as mining and cement. The 45-year-old graduate engineer joined Siemens in 1996 and started his…
Read MoreMay Cement Shipments Up 6 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2014 were 8.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by about 6 percent from the level in May 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May were 31.2 Mt, up by about 6 percent from the same…
Read MoreRiverside Cement Manager Awarded by ASTM International
ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement has presented the Award of Merit to David Norris, assistant plant manager at Riverside Cement, Oro Grande, Calif. The award and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. The committee honored Norris for his many technical and administrative contributions, particularly in the development of standards…
Read MoreElementia in Talks to Buy Lafarge Mexico Partnership
Mexico City-based Elementia SA is in negotiations to buy out partner Lafarge SA in their joint venture, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Read MoreCemex Petitions to Annex Ohio Property
Cemex has started the process to annex 307 acres along Linebaugh Road, currently in Bath Township, Ohio, into Fairborn, according to news sources. The company has operations on adjoining land along Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. Cemex also owns property in Xenia Township, Fairborn and Beavercreek.
Read MoreTrinidad Cement Enters Colombian Market
Trinidad Cement Ltd. (TCL) imported its first shipment of cement into Colombia for processing at its plant in Barrancabermeja. The shipment contained 300 tons of Type G oil-well cement.
Read MoreQuebec Confirms Investment in McInnis Cement Plant
Jacques Daoust, Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Innovation and Export Trade, confirmed that the government will maintain its prior investment commitment – $100 million equity stake plus $250 million in senior debt – in the proposed $1.1-billion McInnis Cement plant and marine terminal in Port-Daniel-Gascons.
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