Novada Cement, part of the Medcem Cement Group, has selected ABB to deliver full plant electrification, automation and drives solutions for its new plant in Tampa Bay, Fla.
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ACA Names New President, CEO
The American Cement Association’s (ACA) board of directors selected Diane Tomb to assume the role of president and chief executive officer, effective June 1.
Read MoreEco Material Technologies Opens Pilot Processing Center
Eco Material Technologies, a CRH Company, opened a new pilot processing center and its expanded testing laboratory at its Materials Testing and Research Facility (MTRF) in Taylorsville, Ga. Cement Optimized Sales Manager Michael Schoppenhorst attended the grand opening ceremony on May 12.
Read MoreHolcim (US), KHD Veterans Join Terra as Commercial SCM Output Beckons
OPUS series cementitious and supplementary cementitious materials developer Terra CO2 Technology confirms timely corporate, research & development and premier-plant construction activities concurrent with its inaugural participation in the IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference, staged earlier this month in Florida.
Read MoreAmrize, Ecocem partner in DOE-backed SCM research projects
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation has respectively committed $1.8 million and $2 million to “Next Generation Concrete: Leveraging Byproducts of Lithium Industry as High Performance Supplementary Cementitious Materials” and “AI-Powered Blending Strategies for Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Enhanced Domestic Cement Supply Chain” investigations.
Read MoreACA Backs National Push for Surface Transportation Reauthorization
The American Cement Association (ACA) joined 33 of America’s leading transportation construction industry associations and construction unions in releasing updated policy principles to guide congressional development of the next multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill, which funds America’s highways, roads, bridges, multimodal systems and safety programs.
Read MoreFives, NOC Energy Establish Technology Partnership
Fives and startup NOC Energy are teaming up to accelerate optimized energy use and the decarbonization of the cement industry. By integrating the latter’s NOC Cell on Fives FCB clay calcination pilot plant, the two partners are exploring a new pathway for the decarbonization of high-temperature thermal processes.
Read MoreTitan America Closes on Keystone Cement Acquisition
Titan America SA completed the acquisition of Keystone Cement Holdings, Inc. and Keystone Cement Company LLC (together, “Keystone Cement”), a Pennsylvania-based cement manufacturer and aggregates producer.
Read MoreCement Plant Coming to Port of Memphis
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced that the MidSouth Development District will receive a $19,662,581 Port Infrastructure Development grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to redevelop a dormant grain facility at the International Port of Memphis into an active cementitious material terminal.
Read MoreUnacem Executives Take Stock of North American Operations
Officials from Peru’s Unacem Corp. updated 2026 IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference attendees on priorities for their U.S. flagship business, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Drake Cement, and sister Unacem North America properties in Arizona, Nevada and California. The latter is home to the Tehachapi cement plant acquired in 2023 from Martin Marietta Materials.
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