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Welcome to CONCRETE CURRENTS, the electronic newsletter from
Concrete Products magazine.
For additional industry news, technology, and highlights from the latest
issue of Concrete Products, please visit www.concreteproducts.com
Submissions for upcoming issues of CONCRETE CURRENTS or Concrete
Products can be directed to Editor Don Marsh, don.marsh@penton.com or
312/840-8483.
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Regulation-hungry lawmakers praise Obama pick to
head OSHA
Sources: The White House; U.S. House Labor and Education
Committee; CP staff
President Obama has nominated George Washington University Research
Professor David Michaels, Ph.D., as Assistant Secretary for the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration--head of the Department of
Labor agency. An epidemiologist, he has studied exposure to toxic
chemicals, including asbestos, metals and solvents, and written
extensively on science and regulatory policy. Click
here for full story
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Wind turbine-wired CalPortland mill towers
among EPA Green Power Users
Sources: California Portland Cement Co., Glendora, Calif.;
CP staff
The CalPortland Mojave Plant in south central California ranks fifth
among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Top 20
On-site Green Power Users. Eight 3-megawatt wind turbines recently
erected around the Mojave site generate 50 million kilowatt-hours of
power annually, providing the cement mill 11 percent of its electricity
needs. Click
here for full story
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Feds find unfair labor practices at Kieft
Bros.
Sources: National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C.;
CP staff
NLRB Administrative Law Judge Arthur Amchan has ordered Elmhurst,
Ill.-based precaster Kieft Brothers Inc. to reinstate nine employees who
were laid off in late 2008; reimburse them for certain lost wages and
benefits; and, recognize Teamsters Local 673 as its truck drivers’
representative. Click
here for full story
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Precasters’ Benchmarking Report confirms
double-digit business drop
Source: National Precast Concrete Association,
Indianapolis
NPCA member producers saw 2008 shipments drop 10 percent against the
prior year, to an estimated $27 billion in total sales volume, with
gross profit averaging 25.8 percent. While the business dip mirrors an
overall construction market decline against the larger recession, the
NPCA 2009 Benchmarking Report indicates a few areas of growth last year,
notably architectural wall panels, up 38 percent from 2007, to $1.04
billion. Click
here for full story
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ACI Superplasticizer, Sustainability
conferences converge in Spain
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills,
Mich.
ACI’s “Ninth International Conference on Superplasticizers and
Other Chemical Admixtures in Concrete” and “Tenth International
Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability
Issues” will run concurrently, Oct. 12-16, at the Hotel Meliá
Lebreros in Seville, Spain. Centered on a rapidly evolving area of
research and commercial applications, the former event will see 60
presentations on topics ranging from “The Impact of Chemical
Admixtures on Sustainability” to “New Superplasticizer for Precast
Concrete.” Click
here for full story
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