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President Jorge Mario Velásquez and Vice Technical President Victor Lizarralde visited the State Key Laboratory of Green Building Materials, China Building Materials Academy.

DuPont Sustainable Solutions is now soliciting applications for the 2015 awards, which will be judged by a jury drawn from a range of safety, health and environment organisations.

News from North America’s construction sector, including limestone shipments on the Great Lakes, housing starts in Canada and the latest honours and publications from the ACI.

Tom Schuler, CEO of Solidia Technologies®, shared his experience leading a start-up with a disruptive technology that reduces carbon emissions in cement and concrete production.

Two reports released by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) demonstrate that a low carbon energy system could free up trillions of dollars over the next 20 years to invest in better economic growth.

According to ASOCEM, its member companies despatched 904 840 t of cement on the national market in September, and saw sales rise by 0.42% in the first nine months of the year.

Bill Behie, Market Manager – Southeast Sales Group at Holcim (US) Inc., has been inducted into the National Masonry Instructors Association’s Hall of Fame in recognition of his community involvement.

Cemex Dominican Republic has announced the launch of a 1.5 MW solar power plant that will provide renewable energy for its cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís.

US: August 2014 public and private construction spending estimated at seasonally adjusted rate of US$275.9 billion and US$685 billion, respectively.

Graymont, a leading North American lime producer, has reached an agreement with the Lheidli T’enneh regarding the proposed location of a new lime plant and quarry in British Columbia, Canada.

The American Concrete Institute has announced the formation of two new technical committees: Committee 240, Natural Pozzolans, and Committee 241, Nanotechnology of Concrete.

US-based Summit Materials has announced the acquisition of Concrete Supply of Topeka/Builders Choice Concrete, Kansas; Southwest Ready-Mix, Texas; Colorado County Sand & Gravel, Texas.

Martin Engineering is co-sponsoring two teams of high school students participating in the FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics.

Johnny Wheat has been named as President of 4B Components Limited, while ThyssenKrupp North America has appointed Patrick Bass as its new CEO.

Solidia Technologies’ CO2-reducing cement and concrete technology was recognised as among the most innovative and promising ideas in clean technology.