Cement

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....

U.S. Cement, LLC - Sun May 06, 2018

New State-of-the-Art Cement Plant, Jobs Coming to the Heart of Texas

U.S. Cement, LLC, announced it has received a draft air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to construct a Portland Cement Plant near the town of Brady, Texas. U.S. Cement, LLC has begun the necessary engineering to build a facility which will incorporate the latest in cement manufacturing technology and the most advanced environmental controls....

Thu March 22, 2018

CalPortland: A Step Ahead with a Green Footprint

"We're a leader. Not a follower." That's the matter-of-fact mantra Steve Mitchell has about CalPortland, the oldest continually producing Portland cement company west of the Rocky Mountains. With nearly 4,000 pieces of equipment — which includes 1,300 mixers and 450 additional Class 8 units (dumps, flat decks, pneumatic, boom, water trucks and others), as well as 205 medium duty trucks — CalPortland also is one of the largest....