Heidelberg Materials - Wed June 21, 2023
Heidelberg Materials Celebrates Opening of Its New Cement Plant in Mitchell, Ind.
On June 13, Heidelberg Materials celebrated the opening of its new cement plant in Mitchell, Ind. The facility will be the second largest cement plant in North America and one of the most technologically advanced and sustainable ever built....
Slag Cement Association - Tue May 30, 2023
SCA Hosts 2023 Slag Cement School in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) successfully concluded its second annual Slag Cement School in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The educational event, held on May 22 and May 23, featured technical presentations on the benefits of slag cement in concrete design and construction, as well as sustainability tools and resources available to the concrete industry....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 21, 2022
Concrete Sector Continues to See Project Delays, Production Cut-Backs
The supply shortages hitting the cement and concrete sector are consistent with nationwide construction materials bottlenecks, but are more severe in certain parts of the country. The Portland Cement Association (PCA) reports shortages in 18 states and attributes the issue to increases in global product demand and residential construction here at home....
Slag Cement Association - Mon August 08, 2022
SCA Announces Slag Cement University
The Slag Cement Association (SCA), a leading source of knowledge for slag cement and slag blended cements through promotion, education and technology development, has launched Slag Cement University. Designed for university professors and students, Slag Cement University is a resource and central repository of educational resources on slag cement use in concrete construction....
Caltrans - Tue April 05, 2022
Caltrans Approves Low-Carbon Cement for Highway Jobs
Caltrans has approved the use of low-carbon cement following testing by the Oregon State University College of Engineering. Caltrans is the agency responsible for more than 50,000 mi. of highways and freeways in California....
Applied Machinery Sales - Wed July 07, 2021
Applied Machinery Sales Introduces Merlo Mini Cement Mixer
Applied Machinery Sales, the official importer and distributor of Merlo telehandlers and Rotos, introduced a new Merlo product line to the USA: DBM 3500 cement mixers. The DBM 3500 is a self-contained mini cement mixer....
Cemen Tech - Tue May 11, 2021
Partnership Leads to Advances in Concrete Mixing Technology
Cemen Tech has signed Aring Equipment Company Inc. (Aring) as the exclusive dealer of Cemen Tech volumetric concrete mixers in the state of Wisconsin. Aring has traditionally focused its paving product inventory on asphalt equipment....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 29, 2021
National Cement Invests Heavily in St. Clair County
Described as the largest capital investment in the history of St. Clair County, a more than $250 million expansion of National Cement's plant in Ragland, Ala., is well underway. Officials say a new state-of-the-art kiln will save jobs and allow the plant to remain open for at least another half-century once the two-year project is completed....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed February 17, 2021
Dakota Ag Innovations Introduces Cement Remover
Dakota Ag Innovations, manufacturer of Dakota Shine and Power of Foam, now offers a way to remove cement buildup. Cement Remover is a presoak that is used to soften and remove build-up of concrete, cement, slurry, lime and scale....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 30, 2018
Research Team Creates Self-Healing Cement
Researchers are the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are working to create self-healing cement. The cement would be used in tough environments where normal materials can experience failures from either chemical or physical stressors, the Tri-City Herald reported....
