Convening for a Climate Week New York City panel, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), along with five material, building and construction technology organizations kicked off an initiative aimed at encouraging government officials the world over to support the use of blended cements. The Blend Better Cement campaign was the centerpiece of “Scaling Blended Cement for Competitive, Resilient and…
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CRH Ventures has announced a strategic investment in EnviCore, a Canadian company developing high-performance supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for the construction industry. EnviCore has developed a proprietary thermo-chemical process that can convert a diverse range of mineral resources and industrial by-products including clays, natural pozzolans, recycled concrete and glass, industrial byproducts, and mine tailings into high-performance SCMs. The technology has…
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The American Cement Association, Natural Pozzolan Association and Slag Cement Association have released what is certain to become the most far-reaching document to date in the construction materials environmental data reporting era. Through Part B Product Category Rules for Cementitious Materials, they aim to provide consistent guidance for assessment and reporting of portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials’ environmental performance.…
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U.K. clay brick and pipe producer Canova Clay Limited, dba Hepworth, has achieved British Standards Institution certification for a new supplementary cementitious material. Hepworth Calcined Clay or HepCem is milled at the company’s Crow Edge operation in Sheffield, England, its silica, alumina and iron oxide content exceeding 90%. Conformity with the BS 8615-1:2019+A1:2026 “Pozzolanic materials for use with Portland cement…
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According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2026 were an estimated 8.94 million metric tons (Mt), a 0.3% increase from shipments in May 2025. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 39.5 Mt, a 4.0% increase from those for the…
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BinMaster announced the release of its IECEx/ATEX, Zone 20, 21approved vibrating probe sensors. BinMaster’s VRX point-level vibrating probes were introduced in August 2025 with a bright status indicator light. In addition to automated level alerts via a horn, alarm panel, or PLC, users can also view the sensor’s status via a red/green color-changing LED, highly visible from up close to…
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SESCO Cement welcomed the first two ships carrying bulk gray cement to its import terminal at Port Tampa Bay, bringing the facility’s major assets online and marking the start of full commercial operations. The arrivals come just months after the company celebrated the terminal’s opening with a ribbon cutting in June. Each vessel is making a partial discharge at the…
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Continuous monitoring to optimize productivity, safety and sustainability With 35 years of experience and more than 600 kilns systems supplied worldwide, ABB is the market leader in cement plants providing state-of-the-art gas analyzers. ProKiln is the system designed for the sampling of hot cement flue gas at kiln gas exit. In presence of hard encrustations, the ProKiln allows the operator…
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