Articles Tagged with ''cement''

A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week at Roanoke Cement Company’s Chesapeake Terminal near Norfolk, Virginia. Council members, other state and local officials, and RCC team members gathered to launch a new $40 million storage dome. In response to increasing demand for low carbon cement, the storage dome at the terminal will provide an additional 70,000 tons of capacity, tripling the existing storage.

On Sept. 20, the Portland Cement Association, which represents the majority of U.S. cement production, held a New York Climate Week seminar and panel discussion in conjunction with the Global Cement and Concrete Association, with Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the U.N. Secretary General for Climate Action and Just Transition, as keynote speaker. The event marked the one-year anniversaries of both PCA’s and GCCA’s roadmaps to carbon neutrality by 2050.

National Gypsum Company is the exclusive service provider of reliable, high-performance products manufactured by its affiliate companies and marketed under the Gold Bond®, PermaBASE®, and ProForm® brands.

Designing for moisture management and air holdout within a wall system can be a complicated business.

Every day, people live and work in buildings solidified by concrete foundations without recognizing the potential that material has in not only creating a more sustainable industry, but a more sustainable world.

Headquartered in Springfield, Mass., its owners Ron Perry and Nick Shaink spoke with W&C recently to discuss business, challenges and other industry-related topics.

As building code requirements continue to get more stringent, choosing the right cement board can be a key decision for the success of your project. The PermaBASE® family of cement board products provides excellent performance for both interior and exterior projects during installation and finishing and continues to perform long-term. This saves you time and money, reduces callbacks, and can be a game changer for your business. 

The proposal is for inclusion in both the International Building and Residential Codes. 

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, an ambitious journey to carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by 2050. 

Global gypsum demand is likely to recover in tandem with broader recovery in the construction sector, according to a new market intelligence study.