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Worried about potential air quality regulations impacting your business?
Don't have an environmental expert on staff? Let our experts at Black
& Veatch help you navigate through all the details. We'll let you know
what your business needs and how to implement it in a cost-effective
manner. Contact
Black & Veatch today.
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Eagle Materials names three executives to finance,
strategy posts
Sources: Eagle Materials Inc.; Staff reports
Cement, aggregate, ready mixed and wallboard producer Eagle
Materials recently named Craig Kesler executive vice president, Finance
and Administration and CFO; William Devlin senior vice president,
controller and chief accounting officer; and, Robert Stewart executive
vice president, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications. 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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New ASTM standard defines rapid hardening
hydraulic cements
Source: ASTM International
The recently approved ASTM C1600/C1600M, Specification for Rapid
Hardening Hydraulic Cement, covers materials used in applications where
reduced cementitious contents are desired or early service is needed,
including paving, construction, stucco, mortar and block. To read the
entire article, Click
Here.
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ACAA addresses EPA panic on fly ash designation,
handling
Source: American Coal Ash Association; National Ready Mixed
Concrete Association
Citing a new administration and the December 2008 spill of 5.4
million cu. yd. of fly ash from a Tennessee Valley Authority impoundment
as reasons for recent Environmental Protection Agency actions regarding
coal combustion byproducts regulations, ACAA Executive Director Tom
Adams assesses such products, including fly ash, flue gas
desulfurization materials, bottom ash and boiler slag, in a new white
paper. 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 letting behind
schedule
Source: Portland Cement Association
According to the latest edition of PCA's U.S. Construction Pulse,
letting of federal stimulus dollars for highways is behind schedule.
Through July 2009, only 2.5 percent of all projects have been let. To
read the entire article, Click
Here.
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Ash Grove receives EPA National Volunteer
Campaign award
Source: Ash Grove Cement Co.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 Director of
Environmental Services Dr. Ron Hammerschmidt presented Ash Grove Cement
Co. recently with an award for its support of "United We Serve" and the
Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign. United We Serve is part of President
Obama's national volunteer campaign that challenges all Americans to
engage in sustained, meaningful service to meet growing social needs. To
read the entire story, Click
Here.
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RFID
Cube
OEM Data Delivery
This manufacturer of custom, rugged electronic systems that give
owners and managers the ability to monitor jobsite costs has introduced
the RFID (radio-frequency identification) Cube, another option in its
fleet management line of products. The Cube allows customers to track
and control activity on all equipment, attachments, and tools. Manual
paperwork generated from the fuel and service truck, fuel station, and
delivery truck personnel is eliminated. Customers can use the RFID Cube
on its own or in conjunction with other OEM Data Delivery fleet
management tools, such as the Radio Service Tracker, Cellular Service
Tracker, Pump Tracker, and GoPOD.
Users can customize the tracking devices according to the priority and
need of the equipment. For example, the RFID Cube can be used to manage
short-term rental equipment, subcontractors, attachments, and light
towers. This results in maintaining a streamlined and wireless data
capture at a very economical cost.
The RFID Cube is a time-saving tool that helps management maximize its
people and material resources, and minimize wasteful administrative
paperwork. It is a powerful tool for preventing theft, and the
dispensing of fuel into unauthorized containers. It also allows for more
precise job costing and invoicing, and greatly simplifies regulatory
documentation.
Reports are generated nightly and delivered via email and secure web
reports. Information uploads into any major back office and integrates
seamlessly with accounting software. Workers and managers can be fully
trained in RFID Cube operation in 10 minutes; implementation takes just
five minutes. The unit is wireless, paperless, and hands free. It was
engineered specifically for construction, aggregate, landfill, rental,
and other severe-service environments, and has an operating range of -40
to +70 degrees C. Its program memory is 256K bytes and its enclosed
battery has a three-year service life. www.oemdd.com
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Coming Up In Cement Americas
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Energy & Environment Award Winners
2009
July/August 2009 Cement Americas
To recognize the efforts of cement producers’ innovative
practices, programs, and projects throughout North America in 2008, PCA,
CAC and Cement Americas profile the winners of this eighth annual
contest in six categories. To read the entire story, Click
Here.
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Hydrated lime
maker upgrades gangway for truck-loading area
July/August 2009 Cement Americas
To ensure that materials are loaded safely and efficiently onto
outbound trucks, Chemical Lime Co. contracted with SafeRack LLC, for a
single-hatch, truck-loading G4 Series gangway that would be easier to
operate than the facility’s existing harness-and-lifeline safety
setup. To read the entire story, 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,
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