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 New Address/Phone

SCA Has Moved!
Please make a note of our new address and phone numbers:

Slag Cement Association
6478 Putnam Ford Drive
Suite 119
Woodstock, GA 30189
678-494-8248 office
678-494-8249 fax
Email (unchanged): info@slagcement.org

 


 New Products

SCA Releases New Resources
The SCA has just released several new informational resources for building and construction professionals.  All are downloadable from the links below, except the CD. 

 



 Looking for Slag Cement?

If you'd like to know where to get slag cement in your area, click here for a listing of SCA member company sales offies


 SCA Names Dave Weber Executive Director

David Weber red.jpgDavid Weber, who has been SCA's President for the last year, has been named executive director of the SCA, effective March 1, 2008.

Weber comes to the association with a strong cement background.  For the past 20 years, he led sales departments for Lone Star Industries and Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.  In Weber’s most recent position as sales manager for Buzzi’s Ultimax products, sales increased more than four times.

In addition to serving as SCA's president, he has been on the Board since the inception of the SCA in 2001.

Weber received his B.S. in economics from University of Kansas, and is an active member of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Standards and Materials.



 

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 2006 Shipment Data

Continued Expansion of Blended Cement Fuels Record Year for Slag Cement Shipments in 2006

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For the second year in a row, a strong increase in portland blast-furnace slag blended cements helped total slag cement shipments for 2006 achieve record highs.  Total slag cement shipments increased by 3.5% in 2006 to a total of 3.62 million metric tons.  Use of this much slag cement resulted in significant environmental benefits, including:  

  • Avoided Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 3.1 million metric tons
  • Avoided Energy Use: 15.3 trillion BTUs
  • Conservation of Virgin Materials: 5.3 million metric tons

Click here for more details on slag cement statistics 

SCA members click here for enhanced national and regional data



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 SCA Mission
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) represents companies that produce and ship over 95 percent of the slag cement (ground granulated blast furnace slag) in the U.S.  The SCA is the leading source of knowledge on blast furnace slag cementitious products. It promotes the increased use and acceptance of these products by coordinating the resources of member companies, and by educating specifiers and other end-users on slag cement's varied attributes, benefits and uses. It promotes greater understanding about slag cement through research and development. 
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