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  November 9, 2010 		From the Editors of Concrete Products  
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Titan America, Cemex chiefs named to top PCA posts
PCA cuts projected 2010-2012 cement consumption gains by nearly two-thirds
Cement industry challenges EPA rule driving $26/ton spike
EPA scrutinizes New England RM producers’ Clean Water Act compliance
NPCA chair, Wilbert chief Houk cautious in federal elections’ wake
Thelen supplies Habitat ICF home set for 2010 Greenbuild spotlight






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Titan America, Cemex chiefs named to top PCA posts
 Sources: Portland Cement Association; CP staff

During their fall meeting, the PCA board of directors elected Titan America CEO Aris Papadopoulos chairman and Cemex USA President Gilberto Perez vice chairman, both for two-year terms Click here for full story.


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PCA cuts projected 2010-2012 cement consumption gains by nearly two-thirds
 Sources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff

Sustained labor market weakness, and the ripple effect it will have on residential and public or private nonresidential and nonbuilding construction over the next 26 months, has prompted PCA Chief Economist Ed Sullivan to revise downward his forecast of cement consumption and concrete output Click here for full story.


Cement industry challenges EPA rule driving $26/ton spike
 Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C. office; CP staff

A PCA Petition for Reconsideration and Administrative Stay with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites late additions to a final rule—national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)—the agency issued in August without affording opportunity for public comment Click here for full story.


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EPA scrutinizes New England RM producers’ Clean Water Act compliance
 Source: Environmental Protection Agency Region 1, Boston

A U.S. Attorney’s Office complaint, filed on behalf of EPA in the New Hampshire District Court, alleges Clean Water Act violations at the Torromeo Industries Inc. ready mixed and aggregate operation in Kingston, N.H. Agency staff contends that Torromeo Industries Click here for full story.


NPCA chair, Wilbert chief Houk cautious in federal elections’ wake
Source: National Precast Concrete Association, Indianapolis

Dan Houk, president and chief executive officer of Spokane, Wash.-based vault specialist Wilbert Precast Inc., was elected 2010-2011 NPCA chairman during the group’s annual convention in Vancouver, B.C. He succeeds J. Kirby O’Malley of Garden State Precast Click here for full story.


Thelen supplies Habitat ICF home set for 2010 Greenbuild spotlight
 Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.

Thelen Sand & Gravel & Ready Mix of Antioch, Ill., delivered slab and wall mixes for an insulating concrete form home that delegates to the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo will visit as part of scheduled tours. Click here for full story.



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