By Mauro Nogarin
Read MoreNew Projects in the Latin American Cement Industry
Day: September 27, 2026
Safely Clearing Silo, Hopper and Chute Blockages
By Brad Pronschinske
Read MoreThe MSHA Compliance Gap at Independent Cement Plants
An AI-Assisted Compliance Program Can Reduce Citation Exposure by 30-50%, Cut EHS Coordinator Time on Documentation by 40-60% and Deliver a 10-20x Return on Investment.By Joshua D. Larkin
Read MoreANYmal Magnetism
How Vigier (Vicat Group) Protects Uptime, Removes Technicians From Hazardous Zone and Recovers Shutdown Costs With an Inspection Robot.Edited By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreScrap Tires and Forest Biomass
American Cement Association Members and EPA Lead Progress on Alternative Fuel Use.By Diane Tomb and Christine McCarthy
Read MoreInside a Cement Storage Dome
Engineering Advantages and the Maintenance Practices That Protect Them.By Dennis Blauser
Read MoreKeeping an Open Mind
Unlocking Cement Plant Efficiency With Open Process Automation.By David Campain and Trevor Cusworth
Read MoreRipe for Change?
Capacity, Materials and Carbon Costs Are Converging on North America’s Cement Industry, Making the Case for Disruption. The Question Is Whether an Incremental Response Is Enough.By Jonathan Rowland
Read More$40 Trillion
That’s the Federal debt. It crossed that threshold around the time this issue went to print and is a grim milestone to say the least. I wonder if we can just put it on a credit card and be done with it?
Read MoreEconomic, Financial Reports: No Conclusions
The American Cement Association’s (ACA) Market Intelligence team expects inflation and interest rates to remain elevated throughout 2026 – not helping construction in the short-term. The prediction is included in ACA’s Summer Economic Forecast. Continuing uncertainty around the Iran war’s timeline is largely to blame.
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