Members of the Portland Cement Association announced the latest effort by their industry to significantly reduce emissions and provide key environmental benefits by proposing a change in the manufacture of portland cement. Tom Chizmadia, PCA board member and chairman of the association’s Environment and Energy Committee, outlined PCA’s proposal to […]

Grace Construction Products has signed an agreement to license the use of its STRUX 90/40 synthetic structural fiber reinforcement technology in the U.S. and Canada to Polymer Group Inc. STRUX 90/40 synthetic structural fiber reinforcement is the latest addition to Grace’s growing line of high performance synthetic structural fibers. It […]

Portland Cement Association has named David D. Shepherd, AIA, as Director, Sustainable Development. In the newly created position, Shepherd will be responsible for developing and promoting sustainable applications for cement and concrete. A registered architect, Shepherd joined PCA in 2000 as manager of residential technology and was responsible for coordination […]

John Salvatore was recently appointed president of Degussa Corp., the North American subsidiary of Degussa AG. In addition to his new responsibilities as president, Salvatore will continue as business unit head of Degussa Construction Systems Americas and president and CEO of Degussa Construction Chemicals Inc. Degussa has also hired Christopher […]

Micro-Finish, from Elite Crete Systems, is a pre-mixed, “just add water” overlay system designed for creating an extremely smooth finish. It is sold as white, but can be custom colored with Portion Control Colorants to achieve over 30 base colors. It can also be stained with Chem-Stone Reactive Stain or […]

Workers in the ready mixed concrete industry will benefit from a partnership agreement signed Nov. 4 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the NRMCA. Among the goals of the partnership are a 30 percent reduction over three years in the total case incident rate (TCIR) for member […]

Grace Construction Products has opened a new production facility in Larnaud, France, for its Grace/Pieri release agents. The new plant enables Grace to increase sales of release agents around the world, manufacture the products with higher flexibility, and speed delivery time to customers. Operations in Larnaud are designed to reach […]

Firm-Fill 3310, a new gypsum concrete underlayment, and Hacker Sound Mat II, an environmentally friendly and costefficient new sound mat, are now included in 82 UL listings and available nationwide from Hacker Industries, Inc. The UL listings detail floor assemblies utilizing a Hacker Floor underlayment as an integral component to […]

ChemRex will change its name to Degussa Building Systems as of Jan. 1. The company’s brands and products include Sonneborn, Thoro, MBT Protection and Repair, ThoRoc, Hydrozo, SELBY, UCRETE, and Radiance. The company has recruited a new team of senior executives to head up the company. Heading the team is […]

HoverTrowel Inc. has introduced a new 4-cycle power trowel for finishing polymer flooring overlays in non-sensitive indoor and outdoor areas. The 45-lb trowel is powered by a quiet, low-emissions 31cc Honda engine with enough torque to finish the most difficult systems on the market today. As the demand for these […]