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ACA Offers Regulatory Requirements for Alternative Fuels Webinar

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As cement manufacturers explore alternative fuel opportunities, understanding the regulatory requirements is essential to successful implementation. The American Cement Association (ACA) will host its next Quarry to Clinker webinar, “Navigating Regulatory Requirements for Alternative Fuels,” presented by Branden Barry, P.E. of Trinity Consultants. Happening Thursday, Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. ET, this webinar explores how different fuel classifications determine air…

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New Cementitious Materials PCR Advances Environmental Reporting

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The American Cement Association (ACA) has partnered with the Slag Cement Association, the Natural Pozzolan Association and the American Coal Ash Association, to develop new, consolidated Product Category Rules (PCR) for cementitious materials. Officially known as SMART EPD, Part B Product Category Rules for Cementitious Materials, Standard 1000-017, version 1, this effort entailed merging three different PCRs — for cement,…

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ACA President Urges Senate to Pass Bipartisan Permitting Reforms

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American Cement Association (ACA) President and CEO Diane Tomb issued the following statement on the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S. 5653), introduced by Sens Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.): “Nothing gets built in America without cement, and too little gets built on time because the federal permitting…

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ACA, SCA, NPA Sponsor Consolidated PCR for Cementitious Materials

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The American Cement Association, Natural Pozzolan Association and Slag Cement Association have released what is certain to become the most far-reaching document to date in the construction materials environmental data reporting era. Through Part B Product Category Rules for Cementitious Materials, they aim to provide consistent guidance for assessment and reporting of portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials’ environmental performance.…

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New ACA Technical Article Focuses on Blended Cement in Concrete

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The American Cement Association (ACA) released a new technical article, “Blended Cement in Concrete: Technical Guidance and Proven Applications,” by Michelle Wilson, Brian Killingsworth, Tom Binkowski and Joey Schneider. Blended cements are no longer an emerging concept. They are a dominant and evolving reality in concrete construction. A recent panel session at the 2026 Associated General Contractors (AGC) Convention brought together…

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ACA Praises Reversal of Canadian Cement Tariffs

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Backtracking from its previous implementation of 50% tariffs, the Trump administration has now exempted Canadian cement and salt. According to Politico, “The carveouts caved to pressure from Republican lawmakers who have increasingly criticized the president’s trade war less than two months ahead of competitive races in November’s midterms. More than one GOP lawmaker contacted the U.S. trade representative directly in the…

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Amrize, Concrete Strategies Partner on Field Trials

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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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ACA Asks Supreme Court to Review EPA’s PM 2.5 Rule  

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As part of a coalition of national trade associations spearheaded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Cement Association (ACA) has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).     “Keeping the PM 2.5 rule in place would be going…

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