The Fourth Annual Slag Cement school by the Slag Cement Assoc is being held in Houston, Tx April 21-22. Plant tour will be at the new Texas Lehigh slag cement plant. For more information go to the SCA website www.slagcement.org/school
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.
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
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 […]
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 […]
Slag Donation
Skyway Cement donated the slag cement to Youngstown State University for their concrete canoe competition. The slag cement was used to innovate a slag cement-hydrated lime concrete mix with no Portland Cement which the competition judges raved about the sustainable mix. They finished second at the national competition and received first overall for the product.
Slag Cement’s Role In Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete Session
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 11:00AM-1:00PM EST Where: ACI Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The ACI Greater Michigan Chapter, together with SCA member company St Marys Cement invites you to join speaker Shawn Kaylin as he presents the session, “Slag Cement’s Role in Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete.” The session will be held on Tuesday, September […]
SCA Shipments
U.S. 2022 slag cement shipments were slightly below 2021 at 4.1 million short tons. Because of the performance characteristics, the demand for slag cement will continue to grow. To keep up with the demand new plants and imports will continue to grow as well.
Slag Cement Association Launches Slag University
Slag Cement University is a central source of educational resources on slag cement use in concrete construction for university professors and students. Professors can easily incorporate the content of Slag Cement University into existing construction management course material. Content was curated and developed by SCA members and staff to provide an overview of the applications, […]
Skyway Slag Cement has posted a new SCA Technical Information Sheet
Skyway Slag Cement has posted a new SCA Technical Information Sheet on “Slag Cement and Portland Limestone Cement in Concrete”. This can be found under Our Product drop down Using IL Cement. This article explains that slag cement and IL cement are very compatible and can improve concrete performance.
