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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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TXI chiefs counter dissident shareholder’s
board realignment campaign
Sources: Texas Industries, Inc.; Shamrock Activist Value
Fund; Staff reports
TXI Chairman Robert Rogers and CEO Mel Brekhus have informed
shareholders that management will not be discouraged by distractions
from the Shamrock Activist Value Fund (SAVF), whose principals seek a
board shake up through a series of motions at the company’s annual
meeting, October 22 in Dallas. To read the entire article, Click
Here.
 INTERCEM AMERICAS returns to the
USA in December after a gap of two years. The world's leading cement
event will consider prospects for regional demand and supply and discuss
the various strategies that can be adopted to plan a way through this
difficult economic period. The meeting will be held on December 2nd and
3rd at the Westin Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta and is likely to attract
more than 200 delegates from 30 countries. To reserve your place at this
important event please CLICK HERE.
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Agg Industries-NE tab nears $10 million in
expedited Clean Water compliance plan
Sources: U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; Staff reports
After five years of investigation, three years of negotiations with
federal officials, and $6.8 million already spent on remediation at 23
Massachusetts and New Hampshire operations, Aggregate
Industries–Northeast (NE) Region Inc. will pay a $2.75 million civil
penalty and implement a regional evaluation and compliance program to
resolve Clean Water Act violations. To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Holcim officially opens 4 million-ton/year
Mississippi River mill
Sources: Holcim (US) Inc.; Staff reports
Holcim (US) has opened one of the world’s largest cement
operations on a 3,900-acre, Mississippi River front site, capping nearly
10 years of permitting and upwards of $1 billion in equipment,
construction and site investments. With production capacity of 4 million
metric tons/year and access to population centers consuming 5–10 times
that output, the Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., plant becomes a crown jewel
for Holcim (US) and Swiss parent Holcim Group. 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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Stimulus fund delays underpin industry’s 22
percent decline for 2009
Source: Portland Cement Association
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will have minimal
impact on cement consumption and concrete output this year, owing to
bureaucratic delays in releasing stimulus highway project funds and long
lags between outlays and construction. In its most recent economic
forecast, PCA projects a 22 percent decline in 2009 cement shipments
against 2008 figures. To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Cement Totals--June 2009
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States
and Puerto Rico were about 7.1 million mt in June 2009, according to the
U.S. Geological Survey. To read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Removable Air
Cannon Discharge Nozzle
Martin Engineering
This manufacturer introduces a removable nozzle for use with air
cannon systems in high-temperature applications, such as cement plant
preheater towers. The nozzle will reduce downtime during refractory
replacement by eliminating the need to dismount the air cannon from
outside the vessel to change the nozzle on the inside. In addition, it
will eliminate the cost of labor to remove worn-out nozzles and
reinstall new conventional nozzles.
The removable nozzle is a two-part assembly, consisting of an outer
collar and an inner fan-type nozzle. The collar is permanently mounted
to the outside of the vessel; the replaceable fan nozzle mates to the
collar from the inside of the vessel. Once the outer collar is in place
on the vessel wall, a new fan nozzle is simple to install every time the
refractory lining of the preheater towers is replaced.
With the nozzle’s interlocking system, the new discharge nozzle is
positively positioned to make certain the air cannon discharge is
directed properly to provide the material flow benefit the air cannon
system was installed to provide. The removable nozzle can be used with
4-in. Big Blaster air cannons as well as most competitor air cannon
systems.
www.martin-eng.com
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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,
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