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Contech Construction Products Inc., recently acquired the Armortec business of Lee Brick and Block LLC of Bowling Green, Ky.
Armortech, which is a provider of concrete erosion control systems, will operate as an autonomous division of Contech. Lee Brick and Block will continue to be a major supplier to Armortech.
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The acquisition is the 9th for Contech in the past six years. Past Contech acquisitions include: Keystone Retaining Walls, Continental Bridge, Steadfast Bridge, BEBO Concrete Arch Structures, Vortechnics Inc., Stormwater Management Inc., Bridge Tek LLC and CON/SPAN Bridge Systems Ltd.
A CD produced by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) explains a new program to use recycled glass as a fluxing agent. The CD, ?EUR??,,????'?????< The CD reports the success of independent trials involving testing to industry standards conducted over the past three years by the ceramic research organization, CERAM Building Technology. The results show that adding 5-10 percent glass power (produced from recycled container glass) to the clay mixture, a range of benefits can be achieved. Depending on clay and kiln type, the benefits include reduced firing temperatures, increased throughput and lower emissions. ?EUR??,,????'?????< Product improvements, such as greater compressive strength and enhanced frost resistance, in addition to the conservation of natural resources, can be achieved by using a higher recycled content. ?EUR??,,????'?????< ?EUR??,,????'?????< The CD is available as a download on the WRAP website www.wrap.org.uk
The CD reports the success of independent trials involving testing to industry standards conducted over the past three years by the ceramic research organization, CERAM Building Technology. The results show that adding 5-10 percent glass power (produced from recycled container glass) to the clay mixture, a range of benefits can be achieved. Depending on clay and kiln type, the benefits include reduced firing temperatures, increased throughput and lower emissions.
Product improvements, such as greater compressive strength and enhanced frost resistance, in addition to the conservation of natural resources, can be achieved by using a higher recycled content.
The CD is available as a download on the WRAP website www.wrap.org.uk
Georgia-based Boral Bricks, Inc., the largest brick company in the nation announced plans to invest $55 million in Vigo County, Indiana to build a large plant south of Terre Haute, the county seat, and hire 50 full-time workers. The exact location of the new plant is not yet known but it will be 150,000-sq. ft. with a second facility of 50,000 sq. ft. for raw materials. The area was selected for its natural resources of clay and its good north-south highway routes.
Boral expects to begin producing bricks at the new plant by the fourth quarter of 2007. The goal is to produce 120 million clay bricks annually in the new facility, which would increase the company?EUR??,,????'?????<
Boral Bricks, a subsidiary of Boral Limited, based in Sydney, Australia, has 21 other brick plants, primarily in the southeastern United States.
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For more information visit the PCA Bookstore at www.cement.org/bookstore
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