The American Cement Association (ACA) reported that registration is now open for the fourth annual virtual Sustainability Summit. This three-day virtual event will explore the latest advancements, practical solutions and emerging technologies shaping the future of cement and concrete manufacturing. This year’s summit, happening Aug. 25-27 beginning each day at noon EDT, will provide the latest from the U.S. cement industry…
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The Boom and What Comes Next. By Ed Sullivan In the middle of a difficult period for housing and traditional nonresidential building, one sector has emerged as a force powerful enough to alter growth in regional cement markets. Growth in the construction of data centers in recent years has been extremely strong and does not appear to be slowing down…
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Under a new enterprise artificial intelligence transformation offering, Berlin-based alcemy GmbH will expand from a cement and concrete quality optimization program developer to a service provider helping producers build the data infrastructure, organizational capabilities, and AI platform required to unlock the industry’s full output potential. The alcemy Foundation Partnership launch rests on the emergence of large language model platforms powering…
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ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with industrial decarbonization company Alcemy to explore AI solutions for determining cement and concrete quality.
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Here We Go Again. The Sky Is Falling.
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More than 100 information technology leaders or startups and construction materials producers joined together at the 2025 AggNexus Digital Innovation Conference in Austin, Texas, exploring advanced software, new Internet of Things devices, data deluge management and best practices aimed at strengthening competitive positions in mining, processing and hauling.
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There’s Little Doubt That Artificial Intelligence Has The Potential To Enhance The Productivity And Sustainability Of The Cement Industry. But Beyond The Headline-Grabbing Hype, Is It In Danger Of Being Oversold? By Jonathan Rowland
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Buzzi Unicem USA, a subsidiary of Buzzi S.p.A, is partnering with UptimeAI to deploy an artificial intelligence-based program aimed at transforming asset reliability and operational performance at its Festus, Mo., cement plant.
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In line with its digitalization, innovation and sustainability goals, Titan Cement has invested in two companies pioneering digital transformation in cement and concrete manufacturing: Optimitive and Concrete.ai.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) will host a webinar on artificial intelligence’s potential role in the cement industry on Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. ET.
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