Mike Ireland, who has served as president and CEO of the American Cement Association (ACA) for the past eight years, announced his retirement. A search committee has been established to identify a candidate who will assume the organization’s leadership role.
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CalPortland achieved Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification, powered by Tandem Global, for its conservation programs at the El Segundo ready-mix plant and the Crestmore Center for Technical Excellence, integrating landscaped habitat and awareness and community engagement projects.
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Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a next-generation supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) provider, appointed Markus Kritzler as chief executive officer to lead the company’s expansion across North America and Europe. He succeeds co-founder Apoorv Sinha, who assumes the role of president.
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Attendee registration is now open for the 2026 IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference, April 26-30, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the Broward County Convention Center. This year’s expanded and more dynamic exhibit hall will open on Monday morning with technical sessions kicking off later that day.
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GCC released its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. The company reported U.S. sales grew 7.2% as concrete and cement volumes increased 31.5% and 2.6%, respectively, for the year.
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Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 ended Dec. 31, 2025. The company is reporting revenue of $556.0 million; net earnings of $102.9 million; and net earnings per share of $3.22.
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St Marys Cement’s McInnis plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Québec has been ordered to pay over $145,000 in fines, fees and other contributions after being found guilty of nine violations of the Environment Quality Act, reported The Canadian Press.
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Refractory manufacturer Plibrico Co. acquired Atlantic Fire Brick & Supply, a long-standing refractory distributor and services provider supporting industrial customers across the Southeast. It will now operate as Atlantic Fire Brick & Supply, A Plibrico Company.
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Nearly a century after Duff Abrams published “Water-Cement Ratio as the Basis of Concrete Quality,” a radar-activating probe and digital handheld device premiered at World of Concrete 2026 to instill his premise in future generations of cement, concrete and construction stakeholders.
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Electrified Thermal Solutions’ first commercial-scale Joule Hive Thermal Battery has been installed at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, where it will charge with AC electricity from the grid and store 20 MWh of heat at up to 1,800°C (3,275°F). The heat is supplied on-demand as hot gas to industrial kilns, furnaces and boilers, with hot gas temperatures adjustable…
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