In The Spotlight
RIU Hotel Chicago
Location: Chicago, Illinois Award: Durability Project Team Owner: The Prime Group General Contractor: W.E. O’Neil Construction Contractor: McHugh Concrete Construction, Inc Architect: Lucien Lagrange Studio Engineer: WSP Concrete: Oremus Material Slag Cement: Skyway Cement Company Located in Chicago, IL, USA, the RIU Hotel Chicago is a 273,000 ft2 (25,300 m2), 28-story cast-in-place concrete structure. Completed in […]
Skyway News
SCA Historical Slag Cement Sales
U.S. slag cement shipments reached a record of 4.4 million short tons for 2023. Because of the performance characteristics, the demand for slag cement will continue to grow. With new plants and imports, we expect slag cement sales could reach close to 5 million short tons in 2024.
Read More Second Annual Slag Cement School
The second annual slag cement school by the Slag Cement Assoc is being held in South Chicago April 29-30. Plant tour will be at the Holcim slag cement plant. For more information go to the SCA website www.slagcement.org/school
Read More 2023 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Program
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has an annual awards program for outstanding concrete construction projects. This year Skyway Slag Cement was part of the team that received the second place award for High Rise Structures. Second Place – High-Rise Structures The Reed at Southbank, Chicago, IL, USA. The Reed at Southbank is the first high-rise […]
Read More Skyway Slag Cement Mentioned in October Concrete Products Magazine Article
Skyway Slag Cement was recently mentioned in the October issue of Concrete Products Magazine Titled “Pole Power”. This article discusses a new plant Valmont Utilities recently built in Bristol, IN that produces concrete spun prestressed power transmission and distribution poles. This new plant is the springboard for carbon reduction using IL cement and slag cement […]
Read More 
