The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) elected and announced the 2015-2016 officers and additions to the Board of Directors during the October 3, 2014, Board of Directors meeting held in conjunction with the 2014 PTI Committee Days, October 3-5, in Cancun, Mexico.
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Huntsman completes acquisition of Rockwood’s additives and titanium dioxide businesses
Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the performance additives and titanium dioxide (TiO2) businesses of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
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Paint Pigments Win the Day
Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, often makes it onto lists of the nation’s most livable cities. But for a slab of concrete, Overland Park is a bad place to be.
How to Market Your Decorative Concrete Services to General Contractors
Pitching to the GC is relatively direct — enjoy a free lunch and explain what decorative concrete is all about. A sampling of opinion from a handful of other contractors turns up some interesting — you might even say unorthodox — approaches to this matter of communication with the general contractor.
Walttools releases new ultra performance concrete bond coating mix
Walttools is announcing the availability of their new Structure Coat concrete bond coating mix for use in the decorative concrete arena.
Advanced Materials Collaboration Center Celebrated by Michelman
Michelman celebrated the grand opening of its new Advanced Materials Collaboration Center on October 2, 2014 at the company’s global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The AMCC enhances Michelman’s ability to develop innovative water-based coatings, surface additives and polymers for the many industries it serves.
Atlas Copco Portable Energy announces the release of new QAS 25 generator
Atlas Copco Portable Energy announced the release of its new QAS 25 generator, which is equipped with an Isuzu 4LE engine and a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC) to achieve Tier 4 Final emission levels.
Concrete Dreamcatcher Takes Place of Honor in Marble Falls, Texas
We met William David Reynolds at the 2014 Concrete Decor Show. He was helping Cory Hanneman from Element 7 Concrete with his entry into the Brawl in the Fall competition. Cory told us to find William David because he was working on some really interesting projects, so we went looking for him.
ACI announces new edition of “SP-4 Formwork for Concrete” manual
The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of the eighth edition of the "SP-4(14) Formwork for Concrete" manual.
Decorative coatings company TruCrete under new ownership
TruCrete, a company that manufactures decorative and industrial coatings for concrete, masonry, wood and metal surfaces, launched in 2010 after 2 years of field trials. TruCrete Director of Operations, Larry Mohr, announced that TruCrete was acquired by a Maryland company.