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Iconic ‘Zona Rosa’, Mexico City, Mexico, Renovated with Concrete, Revitalizing the Area

CemNet.com online magazine—“home of International Cement Review” reported that ISCP Member CEMEX, expects to supply over 27,000 m3 (35,315 y3) of special concrete for the renovation of 15 streets in Zona Rosa, […]

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Africa News Trio: VP, “Ghana Should Move Towards [All] Concrete Roads as a Country”; Columnist Supports Ghana VP; & Zambia’s New Strategic Economic Road

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice-President of Ghana, Africa, spoke in the capital Accra about new strategies to build long-lasting roads, and that the government of Ghana has resolved to undertake constructing concrete

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CEMEX’s RCC in Philippines: Sustaining Growth & Paving Way for “A Golden Age of Infrastructure”

Inquirer.net recently reported on concrete paving in the Philippines. The Philippines has been on a path of fortunate economic growth. Strong economic indicators, backed by a consistently good GDP performance,

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Patch or Concrete Overhaul? As Road Funding Dries Up, State Agencies Face Dilemma of 40+-Year-Old Pavements

StarTribune Online Magazine recently reported on the wrenching debate that is playing out among USA state officials trying to stretch limited transportation money to fix or replace as much roadway

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Concrete Progress in the Middle East: People & Machines Adapt to Changes in Cement

CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM recently reported on the concrete progress in the Middle East. Concrete is the lifeblood of the Middle East’s construction sector. Though it comes in many forms, concrete has provided

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Scientists Research as to Why Roman Concrete Lasts Millennia, While Modern-Day Concrete Lasts a Half Century

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)’s “Science Online Magazine” recently reported on modern-day scientists working on recreating a modern version of Roman cement that lasted over 1000

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The CAC & Canadian Cement Industry Rising to the “Climate Change Challenge”

Michael McSweeney, Cement Association of Canada (CAC), explored the Canadian cement industry, and looked at how Canada is dealing with the climate change challenge. In December 2016, Canada’s First Ministers

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E-News: NCC in Association with the CP Road Map Program (April 2017)

The NCC E-News is the newsletter of the Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology (CP Road Map), a national research plan developed and jointly implemented by the concrete

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How Climate & Pavement Condition Determine Sealer Selection

The best sealer for your application will depend on location and whether or not the pavement is a good candidate for crack sealing Sealant is subjected to the extreme high

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Some Old Concrete Pavement Technologies—Overlays & FDR—Making a Comeback & Giving Asphalt a Run for its Money

Technologies behind the concrete pavements used on the U.S. nation’s roads and highways have been around for a while, but new developments in equipment and admixtures have opened up the market for

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Cement Soaks up Greenhouse Gases

According to a new study, cement is thought to produce 5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and factories. But this building block of modern civilization may eventually

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Scientists Develop ‘Programmable’ Cement Particles to Attain Enhanced Properties

Phys.org Online Magazine reported: “Bringing order to disorder is key to making stronger and greener cement, the paste that binds concrete.” Scientists at Rice University have decoded the kinetic properties

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EUPAVE Leaflet: Soil Stabilization & In-Situ Pavement Recycling: 2 Sustainable Road Construction Techniques

The European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE) has released a new brochure titled “Soil stabilization and in-situ pavement recycling, two of the most sustainable road construction techniques”. Raw materials are no longer

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South Australia’s First Major Concrete Road—Creating More Jobs

The $985 Million Northern Connector motorway will be South Australia’s first major concrete road, creating more jobs and saving on maintenance. 13 km (8 mi) of the 15.5 km (9.6

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EUPAVE & ACPA Partner with “Infravation” to Disseminate ECLIPS Project & Its Outcomes

Enhancing Concrete Life in Infrastructure through Phase Change Systems (ECLIPS) is an Arizona State University multi-national project funded through the Infravation (an Infrastructure Innovation Program) grant of the European Union (EU). European

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Nigeria: “Concrete Pavement Roads are “THE WAY TO GO”—Sustainability, Much Lower Maintenance, & Lower Costs”

In 2014, Nigeria was estimated to have lost N300 billion to bitumen importation. Now, with biting foreign exchange scarcity, dwindling revenue, and prevailing economic recession, experts have called for the

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India: NHAI & ITT-Kharagpur Create Pact for Concrete Pavements

The Times of India Online Magazine, New Delhi, India, recently reported that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kgp) in Kharagpur, West

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