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NEW YORK and BEIJING, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. ("China ACM") (OTC Bulletin Board: CADC), a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced that it will be the major provider of concrete for the French embassy being built in the new diplomatic zone in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The complex will house the largest French embassy in the world and is expected to open in 2011. Mr. Xianfu Han, Chairman and Chief...
BEIJING, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Infrastructure Construction Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CHNC), one of the major U.S.-listed providers of ready-mix concrete in Beijing, completed a USD$10 million equity offering on October 16, 2009. "This financing was twice as large as originally planned, and will allow us to build on our strength as one of Beijing's major ready-mix concrete suppliers," said CHNC Chairman and Founder Yang Rong. "We are pleased to complete our...
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Global Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster Products Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155039/Reportlinker-Adds-Global-Concrete-Gypsum-and-Plaster-Products-Industry.html The global outlook series on Concrete, Gypsum, and Plaster Products provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The...
MOUNT AIRY, N.C., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Insteel Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIN) today announced that its fourth quarter 2009 earnings conference call will be webcast live over the internet on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET following the release of the Company's fourth quarter financial results at 8:30 a.m. ET on that same day. The conference call can be accessed on the Company's website at http://investor.insteel.com/ and will be archived for replay. About Insteel...
Researcher develops innovative construction material that 'rises from the ash'Dr. Erez Allouche, assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech University and associate director of the Trenchless Technology Center, is conducting innovative research on geopolymer concrete and providing ways to use a waste byproduct from coal fired power plants and help curb carbon dioxide emissions.Inorganic polymer concrete (geopolymer) is an emerging class of cementitious materials that utilize...
HOUSTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMIX) announced today that it has sold its four ready-mixed concrete plants in Sacramento, California. The sales price was approximately $6.0 million, plus payment for certain inventory on hand at closing. During 2008 and the first six months of 2009, these operations generated revenues of $22.0 million and $3.5 million on ready-mixed concrete volumes of 219,083 and 38,419, respectively. The sales proceeds were used...
HOUSTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMIX) announced today that Robert D. Hardy, its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to participate in the KeyBanc Capital Markets 2009 Basic Materials & Packaging Conference on September 16, 2009. The conference will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, 510 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. A copy of U.S. Concrete's presentation to be used at the conference will be...
FORT ATKINSON, Wis., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Concrete Contractor, the leading business information resource for concrete contractors, announced today the Concrete Contractor's Top Products of 2009. Top winners are recognized by readers based on interest and inquiries over the past year. "Concrete Contractor reaches 29,000 decision-makers who help build America," says Editor Rebecca Wasieleski. "Having the right tool or product is key to meeting production deadlines, providing high quality...
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has recognized Aggregate Industries with the 2009 Grand Prize Award for Environmental Excellence. The award offers concrete producers national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound management practices at their operations. The 2009 award recognizes the outstanding environmental achievements at the Company's Bladensburg Ready Mixed Plant,...
NEW YORK and BEIJING, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. ("China ACM") (OTC Bulletin Board: CADC), a leading provider of ready-mix concrete and related services in China, today announced that it has been awarded two contracts totaling $3.9 million to provide concrete manufacturing services for two sections of the XiangGui railway construction project. Upon completion, the XiangGui railway will run from Hengyang in Hunan to Pingxiang in the...
