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PCA expects cement consumption to slow in 2019
Sullivan The Portland Cement Association (PCA) envisions strong to moderate growth for cement consumption through 2019 and into 2020. In its annual spring forecast, PCA details why it expects cement...
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National association execs talk infrastructure at TACA meeting
At the 2019 TACA Annual Meeting, from left: PCA’s Michael Ireland, NRMCA’s Michael Philipps, NSSGA’s Michael Johnson and TACA’s David Perkins. Photo courtesy of TACA The Texas Aggregates & Concrete...
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PCA: Moderate cement consumption on the horizon
Sullivan The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its annual fall forecast, predicting moderate growth for cement consumption through 2019 and into 2020. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement...
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PCA actively promoting portland-limestone cement
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) launched a new promotion initiative emphasizing the sustainable benefits of portland-limestone cement (PLC). According to PCA, PLC is engineered with more...
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NSSGA, PCA heads offer remarks on presidential election
President-elect Joe Biden will begin occupying the White House on Jan. 20. Photo: lucky-photographer/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images Leaders at the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association...
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PCA plan to pursue carbon neutrality by 2050
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) put forth an industry-wide ambition to reduce carbon emissions and further address the impacts of climate change. As PCA members continue to drive down the carbon...
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Ash Grove earns PCA safety award in quarry category
Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Louisville, Nebraska, plant was named a Safety Innovation Award winner in the quarry category by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). According to PCA, Ash Grove’s Louisville...
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Cement, concrete industries getting behind climate change action
LafargeHolcim joined the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) as a founding member, representing the building materials industry, to accelerate climate action through innovation....
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PCA offers regional cement consumption forecasts
The Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Market Intelligence Group released cement consumption and real put-in-place construction spending forecasts for the Northeast, Central, West and Southeast....
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Cement consumption outlook positive for 2021, 2022
Sullivan Ed Sullivan, the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s senior vice president and chief economist, presented the association’s annual spring cement consumption...
View ArticleSponsored: PCA’s Ireland weighs in on an infrastructure bill
Mike Ireland, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), explains why he’s optimistic about the passage of an infrastructure bill in 2021 while outlining the political and pay-for...
View ArticleSponsored: PCA’s Ireland discusses the state of the cement industry
Portland Cement Association (PCA) president and CEO Mike Ireland discusses the health of the cement industry, the challenges producers currently face, how consumption is faring and more. VDG is the...
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PCA forecasts cement consumption by region
The Portland Cement Association‘s (PCA) Market Intelligence Group released its spring 2021 regional forecasts for the Northeast, Central, West and Southeast U.S. The forecasts cover cement consumption...
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PCA leaders make the case for carbon neutrality
Modifying a concrete mix design to replace higher carbon materials with lower carbon ingredients is one way to reduce an environmental footprint. Photo: Thomas Northcut/DigitalVision/Getty Images One...
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Portland Cement Association releases carbon neutrality roadmap
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) unveiled a roadmap to carbon neutrality as a means to achieve carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by 2050. Given the role of cement in...
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NAPA, PCA applaud House passage of infrastructure bill
The Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act will provide an additional $110 billion for U.S. roads and bridges. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images The National Asphalt Pavement...
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Cemex continues commitment to PLC
Cemex USA is increasing production of portland limestone cement (PLC) at its plant in Lyons, Colorado, as part of its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The company has increased its use of...
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PCA, GCCA call for greater collaboration toward carbon emission goals
The Portland Cement Association and the Global Cement & Concrete Association say that while there have been steps made in the right direction toward carbon-emission goals, there is a still much...
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Cement consumption outlook positive for 2021, 2022
Sullivan Ed Sullivan, the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s senior vice president and chief economist, presented the association’s annual spring cement consumption...
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PCA: Cement consumption expected to drop in 2023
The Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) fall cement consumption forecast for the U.S. projects a near-term demand decline of 3.5 percent for 2023. According to PCA, this marks the first decline in 13...
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