American Cement Association Members and EPA Lead Progress on Alternative Fuel Use.By Diane Tomb and Christine McCarthy
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Economic, 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.
Read MoreAsh Grove Heads to the Hill to Advocate for Cement
Ash Grove representatives joined industry leaders and policymakers in Washington, D.C., for the 2026 American Cement Association (ACA) Cement Fly-In, where discussions focused on transportation infrastructure investment, domestic manufacturing, permitting reform and the importance of passing the BUILD America 250 Act before surface transportation authorization expires later this year. Representing Ash Grove, Monica Manolas, ACA board chair and Ash Grove…
Read MoreACA Members Gather in Washington to Advocate for the Cement Industry
Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy headlined this year’s Cement Fly-in at American Cement Association (ACA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., which took place on June 3-4. It was the first time in the association’s history that a sitting Cabinet member participated in an ACA event. The timing was ideal as one of the industry’s current top priorities is the passage…
Read MoreACA Spring Forecast Calls For Declines
The American Cement Association’s (ACA) Market Intelligence team has released its Spring Forecast for the industry, revising its growth rate expectations for 2026, and projecting that cement consumption will decline by 2.5%.
Read MoreCDRA, ACA, EPA Working Together to Increase End Markets for Biofuel
By Andrea Johnson One of the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association’s (CDRA) core values is stewardship and advancement. Behind the scenes, the CDRA staff and board work diligently in support of this principle – not only for our members, but for the entire construction and demolition (C&D) recycling industry.
Read MoreACA 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 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 MoreACA: No Cement Consumption Growth in 2026
American Cement Association Market Intelligence leaders presented their spring forecast update at the IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference, holding firm to a prior outlook that 2026 will be a fourth consecutive year of cement consumption declines – from 107.1 million metric tons in 2023 to 97.5 million mt projected for this year.
Read MoreACA Releases Information Sheet on Blended Cements
The American Cement Association (ACA) released its latest information sheet, “How Are Blended Cement Standards Changing in 2026?”, a concise overview of important upcoming updates to the ASTM C595 and AASHTO M 240 standard specifications for blended cements.
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