Tag: ready-mixed concrete

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PCA plan to pursue carbon neutrality by 2050

November 17, 2020By

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) put forth an industry-wide ambition to reduce carbon emissions and further address the impacts of climate change.

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U.S. Concrete acquisition to benefit its aggregate business

November 13, 2020By

The company added assets to its concrete and retail operations serving the California Bay Area building materials sector.

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Cemex to debut net-zero carbon concrete in new markets

October 26, 2020By

Vertua, the company’s innovative product, will be made available in markets around the world after a launch in Europe.

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U.S. Concrete’s Red River Plant in Thackerville, Okla., produces about 600,000 tons of concrete sand per year. Photo: P&Q Staff

Agg business shines in second quarter 2020 at U.S. Concrete

August 4, 2020By

Sales volumes and average selling prices were up significantly in the quarter, leading to some all-time-high quarterly marks at the company.

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Concrete sensors are helping to more precisely determine when new concrete pavement is ready to handle heavy traffic. Photo: Purdue University/Erin Easterling

How ‘intelligent’ concrete could impact road repairs, traffic

May 21, 2020By

Purdue University’s Luna Lu is researching unique ways to build artificial intelligence into concrete-paved bridges and highways, enabling them to prevent and repair their own damage.

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Knife River to open quarry in Texas

November 7, 2019By

The 570-acre property, known as the Honey Creek Quarry, is northwest of Austin in Burnet County, Texas.

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With Apex, Midwest Concrete Materials eliminated re-entering tickets for billing, reducing office time and decreasing the chance for errors, the company says. Photo courtesy of Command Alkon.

How Midwest Concrete Materials simplified dispatch efforts

April 16, 2019By

New technology at Midwest Concrete Materials is helping to minimize a systemic problem producers everywhere face in loadout processes.

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Knife River acquires aggregate, ready-mix operations

March 5, 2019By

Knife River Corp., a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, acquired additional aggregate deposits in Texas and a ready-mix concrete supplier in Oregon.

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Aggregate become greater driver of U.S. Concrete’s business

February 28, 2019By

Bill Sandbrook, chairman, president and CEO of U.S. Concrete, noted as much as the company released its full-year 2018 results.

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