The 2026 Western Cement Summit – Resilient By Design – by the California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA), takes place Sept. 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, Newport Beach, Calif. The program has built-in networking time for cement and concrete professionals and for visiting with exhibitors. Highlights for Monday, Sept. 141:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Highlights for Tuesday, Sept. 157:30…
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The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) signed a joint letter alongside the Canadian Hydrogen Association and others supporting the Government of Canada’s Suite of Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits. Canada’s Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits are among the country’s most important tools for attracting investment, strengthening industrial competitiveness, diversifying exports and building resilient domestic supply chains, the association stated. The letter calls…
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Amrize has partnered with Concrete Strategies on full-scale field trials for a major industry study released earlier this year by the ACI Foundation, American Cement Association (ACA) and the Concrete Advancement Foundation (CAF). The research evaluated the abrasion resistance and carbonation performance of portland-limestone cement (PLC, Type IL) systems for industrial floor applications, providing third-party validation that properly designed Type…
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Fortera and Mississippi Lime Company (MLC) have signed an agreement to develop a commercial facility designed to produce more than 300,000 tons of low-carbon ReAct cement annually. Fortera’s ReCarb technology will capture industrial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from MLC’s production of high-calcium lime, converting the CO2 directly into ready-to-use cement. The project adds domestic cement production capacity in the United…
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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 April 2026 were an estimated 9.27 million metric tons (Mt), a 2% increase from shipments in April 2025. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 30.5 Mt, a 5.1% increase from those for the…
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The Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation has awarded $117 million to 56 projects designed to strengthen the competitiveness of key American industries through energy and cost-saving innovations. One of nine topic areas in the program is Advanced Building and Infrastructure Materials: Cement, Concrete, Asphalt Pavement and Glass. It includes four projects, funded at $2.9 million…
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The cement industry and the processing of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) are undergoing significant transformation driven by sustainability targets, fluctuating raw material availability, rising energy costs, and increasing performance expectations from end users.
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Why Optimized Maintenance Pays for Itself in Cement Operations.By Dennis Blauser
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How AI Copilots Are Capturing Institutional Safety Knowledge, Accelerating HAZOP Reviews And Closing Training Gaps — Across Every Jurisdiction.By Joshua D. Larkin
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Controlling Conveyor Transfer Point Dust.By Jerad Heitzler
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