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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The Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation will enlist Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in Colorado to establish the Center of Excellence for Advancement & Acceleration of Cement & Concrete Engineering Technologies (ACCENT). Along with accelerating development and adoption of next generation materials…
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To support industries that require precise elemental analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific has expanded its Niton portfolio with the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5e Handheld XRF Analyzer for powerful, lab-quality results in the field.
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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced Herb Moeckel, vice president and general manager of Ozinga Cement, a division of Ozinga, as its next president. He previously served as the association’s vice chair and has been a member of its board of directors for eight years.
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The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and other industry organizations issued a joint statement highlighting the substantial and positive contribution the cement industry can make to addressing the urgent global challenge of non-recyclable and non-reusable waste.
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Taking place April 26-30 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the 2026 IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference will center on the theme “Mix It Up.” Attendees are invited to explore technical content in new ways while strengthening opportunities for meaningful connection across the industry.
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Construction materials economist Ed Sullivan released his 2026 Construction, Cement and Concrete Outlook as the cement market marks three consecutive years in decline.
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