Cement

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....

Sarah Rahal - Thu August 03, 2017

Construction Equipment Strikes UFO Factory, Damages Building's Foundation

UFO Factory abruptly closed Wednesday after a construction incident damaged the building. Owners of the rock club and bar at 2110 Trumbull in Corktown, Mich. said the damage happened at 11:30 a.m. Dion Fischer, one of three owners, said three employees felt the collision....

Wed January 25, 2017

McInnis Cement Announces Hervé Mallet Appointment to President, CEO

McInnis Cement announced the appointment of Hervé Mallet as president and chief executive officer. The company is in the last months of its construction phase and will begin its commercial operations in the spring of 2017....

Mon January 16, 2017

Digga Cement Mixer Proves Ideal for Many Applications

Digga's cement mixer can mix anything from cement to fertilizer. In addition, it will attach quickly and easily to Digga's current line of auger drives and is capable of attaching to skid steer loaders, front-end loaders and telehandlers....

NICK STOCKTON - Tue January 10, 2017

Cement Is Stronger When Its Molecules Are Busted

ONE CHEMICAL REACTION rules the world: Water plus rocks plus cement. That's concrete, and it equals most of the built world. Concrete is the spine of skyscrapers, the span of bridges, and the bulk of dams....