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Materials
Our stories about materials begin with coverage of steel and concrete but the stories also extend to wood and masonry and composites and synthetics in all their various applications to construction.
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Latest Headlines
| 07/07/10 | Professor Uses Bacteria To Make Eco-Friendly Bricks An American architecture professor at a university in the Middle East is developing an energy-saving way to make bricks using bacteria known for its ability to solidify sand. |
| 07/07/10 | China Cement Maker Signs S. Africa Deal China continued its investment in Africa’s infrastructure—and in South Africa’s deep need for cement—when a Chinese cement maker formed a partnership to build a plant with two South African companies. |
| 05/26/10 | Highway Paint Is in Short Supply Outages reduced supply of key ingredient as stimulus work kicked up demand. |
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05/05/10 Steel-Based Floor System ‘Panelizes’ To Achieve Long Spans, Faster Construction04/14/10 Paying To Replace Chinese Drywall
04/14/10 Steel Fibers Show Promise As 'Rebar Decongestants'
04/06/10 Cost of Chinese Drywall Remediation Could Run Into Billions of Dollars
03/31/10 Chinese Reach Extends to African Materials Market
02/18/10 Dispute Flares, Accusations Fly Over Claims in Pipe Lawsuit
02/17/10 PVC Pipe Firm's False-Claims Suit Unsealed by District Court
02/17/10 Advocates Call For Composites Codes
02/10/10 Moods and Masons Rise At Annual Concrete Show
02/10/10 Stimulus To Lift Cement in 2010
02/04/10 Trowel-Blazer Wins Best Bricklayer Contest
02/02/10 Counting Calories in Your Concrete
12/02/09 High-Strength Rebar Market Is Heating Up
11/25/09 Report Links Chinese-Made Drywall to Corroded Metal
09/23/09 Recession Steadies Prices For Liquid Paving Product
09/23/09 Duties Hit China Pipe Imports
09/02/09 Sample Ordinance Called ‘Biased’
08/19/09 Reports of Tainted Drywall Expanding
07/15/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
05/27/09 Lawmakers Press for Funds, More Tests on Chinese Drywall
05/13/09 Steel Producers Clamp Down On Production as Demand Tumbles
04/22/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
02/25/09 Cement Firms’ Merger Frenzy Now Has Them Stuck in Debt
02/11/09 Stimulus Reviews Are Mixed At Annual Concrete Show
02/11/09 Cemex Unveils Its Corporate Strategy To Weather the Recession Storm
02/04/09 Long-Life Composite Bar Receives Second Chance
02/04/09 America May Gain from Materials Designed To Stretch Your Stimulus Dollars
02/04/09 Asphalt 'Armor' Is Wearing Well
02/04/09 Packing in Particles Yields 100-Year Concrete Mixes
02/04/09 Cylindrical Solar Cells Set Broad New Energy Curve
01/28/09 A Material Odor Mystery Over Foul-Smelling Drywall
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