Ed Sullivan, who formerly served as the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) chief economist and senior vice president of market intelligence, said he will continue to publish his popular economic insights on Substack under “The Sullivan Report.” “I plan to continue to assess the U.S. economy and how that relates to the construction and cement industries,” Sullivan told Cement Optimized. “Given…
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Cement Conference Draws a Crowd
More than 1,200 people gathered in Birmingham, Ala., for this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference, which took place May 4-8. The event included more than 200 exhibitors, the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Spring Economic forecast, the latest on carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure (CCUS), and a major announcement from the PCA. Rock Products, Concrete Products and Cement Optimized magazines were on hand to cover…
Read MoreCement Show is Going Strong
May 6, 2025 – More than 1,200 people are gathered in Birmingham, Ala., for this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference, which takes place May 4-8. The event includes more than 200 exhibitors, the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Spring Economic forecast, the latest on carbon capture, utilization and storage infrastructure (CCUS), and more. Rock Products, Concrete Products and Cement Optimized magazines are on site at the event,…
Read MoreFormer PCA Economist Debuts ‘The Sullivan Report’
Ed Sullivan, who formerly served as The Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) chief economist and senior vice president of market intelligence, said he will continue to publish his popular economic insights on Substack under “The Sullivan Report.” “I plan to continue to assess the U.S. economy and how that relates to the construction and cement industries,” Sullivan told Cement Optimized. “Given the uncertainty surrounding the…
Read MoreEconomist Ed Sullivan to Depart PCA
Feb. 10, 2025 – One of the top economists in the industry is stepping down. Ed Sullivan, senior vice president of market intelligence and chief economist, announced his resignation from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), effective March 1. His economic forecasts have long been a mainstay of the construction-materials industry. “After 22 years, I have resigned from PCA as chief…
Read MorePCA Comments on Election
Nov. 6, 2024 – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) – representing America’s cement manufacturers – said it congratulates and looks forward to working with President Donald J. Trump and both newly-elected and returning members of Congress. “PCA is eager to work with the incoming administration to create market‐based policies and initiatives that will enable the cement and concrete industry’s continued…
Read MoreCalPortland Signs Patent License Agreement With Solidia
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. announced that its subsidiary, CalPortland Company (CPC) has signed a license agreement with Solidia Technologies Inc., a Texas-based company specializing in low-carbon cement and concrete, regarding patents focused on reducing CO2 emissions. Taiheiyo Cement Group implemented its “Carbon Neutral Strategy 2050” with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality throughout the entire supply chain by 2050. To achieve this…
Read MorePCA’s Sullivan Refines Economic Forecast at WOC
Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) chief economist and senior vice president of market Intelligence, anticipates the U.S. economy will gradually weaken during the first half of 2024 but will likely slowly recover in the second half. Sullivan made that prediction and others for the industries at a press conference held at World of Concrete 2024 in Las Vegas. Sullivan…
Read MoreCement Leaders Tie CO2 Reduction to Permitting, Regulatory Certainty
Portland Cement Association (PCA) producer-member executives, convening for a panel during the late-April IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Dallas, confirmed that alternative fuel usage and carbon capture storage (CCS) technology are positioning their industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a 2050 timetable true to the PCA Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. PCA Chair and Votorantim Cimentos North America CEO Filiberto Ruiz…
Read MoreEnergy Star Cement Plants and Emissions Prevention
The 86 facilities recognized in the EPA Energy Star Industrial Program – 10 cement plants in eight states among them – are credited with saving more than 100 trillion Btu of energy and preventing 6 million-plus metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The cement and peer plants earned Energy Star certification for operating in the top 25% of energy efficiency…
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