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 BOSS Tank provides high quality
Bolted and Shop-Weld STORAGE TANKS for CEMENT STORAGE. The BOSS Tank
Fusion 5000 FBE™ powder coated Flat Panel (FP) is the premier
product for storage of cement and fly ash. BOSS Tank -- The Storage
Authority.
www.bosstank.com
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Holcim buys Cemex’s Australian operations at
fire-sale price
Source: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.; Staff reports
Just shy of the two-year anniversary of Cemex’s $16 billion
acquisition of Australia’s Rinker Group, the Mexican building
materials giant has agreed to sell its entire Australian operations to
Swiss-owned Holcim Group for about $1.64 billion. The assets divested
include 249 ready-mixed plants, 83 quarries, and 16 concrete pipe and
products plants. The sale also includes Cemex’s 25 percent stake in
the four-plant, one-grinding-mill Cement Australia, with an annual
production of 5.1 million metric tons. Holcim had previously owned a 50
percent share of Cement Australia.
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PCA: Will EPA regs foster ‘OPEC’ factor
for domestic cement consumers?
Sources: Portland Cement Association; U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
A proposed hazardous air pollutant regulation for the cement
industry undermines the balance between environmental protection and
economic viability, and has the potential to force U.S. concrete
producers to turn to foreign powder sources, according to statements PCA
is issuing at EPA hearings June 16-18 in Los Angeles, Dallas, and
Arlington, Va. The hearings address amendments to the national hazardous
air pollutant emissions standard covering mercury, total hydrocarbons,
hydrochloric acid and particulate matter. If adopted, PCA contends, they
would undermine the domestic cement industry’s stability and endanger
thousands of jobs.
To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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AASHTO and ASTM harmonize portland cement
specs
Source: Portland Cement Association
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials’ (AASHTO) Subcommittee on Materials and ASTM
International’s Committee C01 on Cement recently passed ballot
proposals to harmonize remaining significant differences between the
portland cement standard specifications AASHTO M 85 and ASTM C150.
To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Capitol Aggregates' Engberg resigns from PCA
board
Source: Portland Cement Association
Robert Engberg has stepped down from the PCA Board of Directors
after serving on the Board for 32 years. His resignation comes with his
retirement from Capitol Aggregates, the construction materials unit of
H.B. Zachry Company, where he served as vice chairman.
To read the entire article, Click
Here.
The ALL-NEW 2009 North American Cement Directory is
currently available for pre-ordering exclusively from Cement
Americas. Order your fully updated new edition today!
Also available for pre-ordering is the fully revised companion 2009
U.S. and Canadian Portland Cement Map.
Both can be purchased from the Cement Americas Book Department:
Phone: (+1) 888-254-4552 or (+1) 913-967-1719
On the web
e-mail: bookorders@penton.com
Also, for information about advertising in the 2010 North American
Cement Directory, please contact David Pistello at (+1) 312-840-8471
or e-mail: david.pistello@penton.com
Item ID: MCNACD09
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Essroc Italcementi awards SO2-abatement contract
to TurboSonic
Source: TurboSonic Technologies, Inc.
Essroc Italcementi’s Martinburg, W.Va. plant announced that it had
awarded a $2 million contract to TurboSonic Technologies for the design
and supply of SO2 abatement equipment. This is the second contract for
TurboSonic this fiscal year by Italcementi for this plant, the first of
which was for a SoniCool Evaporative cooling system, announced in July
2008.
To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Cement Totals--March 2009
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States
and Puerto Rico were about 5.3 million mt in March 2009, according to
the U.S. Geological Survey. This was almost 28 percent lower compared
with shipments for March 2008. Year-to-date 2009 shipments were 14.3
million mt, down almost 28 percent from the same period in 2008.
To read the entire article, Click
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Aggregate
Diverters
Vortex Valves North America
Handle sand, gravel, whole grains, coal, and other
difficult-to-convey materials straight line aggregate diverters. Built
with abrasion-resistant wear liners and a removable access door to allow
for easier inspection or maintenance, the straight line aggregate
diverters are built to avoid excessive wear typically associated with
traditional “bucket” diverters.
Gravity-flow aggregate diverters, also called “K” style diverters,
handle heavy-duty, abrasive materials efficiently. While ordinary
diverters do not provide a positive seal across the closed
chute--allowing material to pass through gap between the bucket and
chute--these units use durable rubber bucket seals to provide a positive
material shutoff at the leading edge of the bucket. These rubber seals
avoid abrasion, as the diverter’s inlet is designed to divert flow
away from these seals. These diverters feature a removable access panel
to allow for access to the bucket, inlet, and special liners. The
complete bucket and seal can also be removed and replaced through the
side panel, minimizing downtime.
Standard gate construction allows for 180 degrees F service and
modifications for temperatures as high as 600 degrees F. The gravity
flow conveying can be applied to diverter material flow from one source
to two destinations and come with a selection of round or square inlets
or outlets.
(+1) 785-825-7177
www.vortexvalves.com
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Coming Up In Cement Americas
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2009 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical
Conference
May/June 2009 Cement Americas
Approximately 1,000-plus attendees are expected to gather in Palm
Springs, Calif., for the 51st IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Conference,
May 31-June 4. We provide an overview of the show, the plant tour, and
profiles of companies exhibiting at this year’s event. To read the
entire article, Click
Here.
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Lehigh finds meters that pay
May/June 2009 Cement Americas
Lehigh Inland of Edmonton, Canada, relies on Schenck Process
weighing and feeding systems to maintain a consistent feed to its kiln
and to meter fly ash into its finish grinding mill. To read the entire
article, Click
Here.
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Welcome to CEMENT NEWSLINE, the electronic
newsletter from Cement Americas. Submissions for
upcoming issues of CEMENT NEWSLINE or Cement Americas should be
directed to: Steven Prokopy, Editor, steven.prokopy@penton.com,
312-840-8442 |
