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All the latest information on new product releases for decorative concrete contractors. Plus, openings and closings, mergers and partnerships, industry trends, new standards, conferences, and other news of interest to the decorative concrete industry.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced its support of local Milwaukee-area organizations. AEM supports charities by using funds from cancelled events that were to take place during the Democratic National Convention. Because COVID-19 impacted in-person events, AEM made the decision to use the funds previously slated for the convention. […]
Jeffrey W. Coleman, President of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced $1 million fundraising challenge. He did this as part of the ACI Foundation’s annual appeal. The challenge applies to the remainder of his term as president through March 2021. Coleman announced the challenge during the recent ACI Virtual Concrete […]
Three texturing and carving concrete tools from Butterfield Color simplify the art of replicating natural stonework with vertical overlays. The unique tools were designed to work with Butterfield Color’s Cantera Vertical Wall Mix. However, they can be used with other vertical systems as well. These tools by Butterfield Color consist […]
Corrosion results in billions of dollars of lost income across the United States. Determining the best concrete fasteners for corrosion resistance is a primary factor in achieving cost efficiency for long-term maintenance. Fasteners will corrode and may lose some load carrying capacity if they are installed in corrosive areas or […]
Metso Outotec is launching the next evolution of the high pressure grinding roll, the HRCe HPGR. The industry standard was set when the HRC HPGR was launched back in 2014 pioneering the use of flanges and non-skewing design. Now, the proven grinding performance that brings energy efficiency, lower circulating loads […]
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its annual Fall Forecast which predicts a modest cement consumption decline during 2020 and 2021. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement consumption, based on the weighted average of three different economic scenarios, will lessen by 1.5% for the remainder of 2020 and 0.9% in 2021 […]
The 8th edition of Concrete Show South East Asia will take place September 15-18, 2020 in Jakarta. The Organizer is PT. Pamerindo Indonesia. Merebo Messe International based in Hamburg/Germany is in charge of the “Europe, America & Australia/NZ Pavilion” dedicated to companies, associations, chambers and also trade press of these […]
Giatec is a world leader in concrete testing technologies. Recently, its artificial intelligence (AI) program, Roxi, has been trained with the help of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) funding to reduce cement usage on construction job sites during concrete testing. This AI technology takes aim at reducing CO2 pollution on […]
The RedHead Trubolt+ wedge anchor is a heavy-duty fastener for anchoring to the numerous concrete base materials commonly found in infrastructures. It features a high strength steel body for dependable results. One of the most significant features of this versatile concrete fastener is that has the approval to meet all […]
LafargeHolcim in the US announced the opening of a new solar field next to its Holcim Hagerstown Cement Plant in Maryland. This will provide clean, renewable energy for the facility’s operations. The company is seizing this opportunity at a time when solar is booming across both residential and non-residential sectors. […]
