Alabama Concrete Industries Association
Providing a unified voice for companies in the concrete industry
The National Cement Co. of Alabama announced plans to invest more than $250 million to construct a new kiln at its Ragland production plant, ensuring the St. Clair County facility’s competitiveness for decades to come. National Cement, which has been p …
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The Alabama Concrete Industries Association is excited to announce that we will, once again, be presenting five prestigious awards at this year’s Annual Business Meeting in March; The Environmental Excellence Award and the Distinguished Plant Awa …
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The Alabama Concrete Industries Association is now accepting applications for four scholarships; ACIA Foundation Scholarships (2), Sam Reed Memorial Scholarship and the Employee Scholarship. The online process will close on February 28th. ACIA FOUNDAT …
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There are two adages about concrete: it will harden, and it will crack. Despite the best efforts of the contractor or homeowner who pours concrete, cracks do develop. Crack-free concrete is rare, and in the day-to-day world there will be cracks in driv …
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For the past decade, the concrete industry has been getting bad publicity over the carbon footprint of cement, and it’s true that cement manufacturing does have an impact on the environment. So if cement manufacturers come up with a way to improve conc …
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