Opportunity knocks for ash; Demand for Portland cement leaves byproduct as option.(News)

From: Waste News | Date: August 2, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Joe Truini

A Portland cement shortage may be a boon for some power companies, as well as the environment.

But coal ash marketers have to be careful of what they wish for because too much of a good thing could become a negative, said David C. Goss, executive director of the American Coal Ash Association in Aurora, Colo.

Twenty-three states accounting for 48 percent of the U.S. cement consumption are reporting Portland cement shortages, according to the Portland Cement Association in Skokie. The shortage has impacted primarily the Southeast, Southwest, New York ...

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