Slag Cement School
The Slag Cement Association hosted its third annual Slag Cement School in Alsip, Illinois, on April 29-30, 2024. The school included educational presentations on slag cement use in concrete construction, sustainable resources available, and other presentations on benefits of use. On day two, attendees received an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Holcim's South Chicago slag cement plant.
Information on the 2025 Slag Cement School will be available soon.
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2024 Slag Cement School Presentations:
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1. Slag Cement Basics, Production, and Cementitious Properties. Presented by Mark Van Kleunen, Skyway Cement
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2. An Overview of the Slag Cement Association. Presented by Nick Brimley, SCA
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3. Slag Cement in High Performance Concrete. Presented by Nick Beristain, Prairie Materials
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4. Slag Cement’s Role in Sustainable Concrete. Presented by Jay Whitt, Heidelberg Materials and Shawn Kalyn, VCNA
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5. Slag Cement: Overview of Key Standards, Specifications, and Guides. Presented by Kerry Sutton, SCA
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6. Proportioning Concrete with Slag Cement. Presented by Scott Kelly, Ozinga
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7. Slag Cement in Pavements and Structures. Presented by Ross Bentsen, Illinois State Tollway Engineering Consultant
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If you are looking for additional information or have questions, please reach out to SCA Director of Marketing, Nick Brimley at Nick.Brimley@slagcement.org.
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2024 Slag Cement School Event Sponsor
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2023 Slag Cement School Presentations
2023 Slag Cement School presentations are available for download below.
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1. Slag Cement Basics, Production, and Cementitious Properties. Presented by Wayne Wilson, Heidelberg Materials
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2. Slag Cement in Practice, Concrete Mix Designs, and Examples of Use. Presented by Ryan Betz and Jeremy Reich, Argos
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3. Slag Cement’s Role in Sustainable Concrete, SCA’s LCA Calculator, Mix Submittals, and Examples of Use. Presented by Larry Rowland, Heidelberg Materials
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4. Slag Cement in Special Applications, Mass Concrete, Paving, Geotechnical and Waste Stabilization. Presented by Mark Van Kleunen, Skyway Cement
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Sponsor Presentation: An Overview of NEU. Presented by Sureka Sumanasooriya
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Sponsor Presentation: Köppern, Introduction-Hexadur Wear Solution & HPGR Upgrades. Presented by Evan Thielen
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Past Slag Cement Schools
