Cement shortage tightens: AGC.The Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. of America has asked the Southern Tier Cement Committee to withdraw its complaint that triggered the current anti-dumping duty on Mexican cement and allow cement supplies to arrive from Mexico free of prohibitively high duties. "Construction activity is outpacing even last year's record pace but U.S. cement suppliers cannot keep up with demand," said AGC CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Stephen E. Sandherr. "If the STCC STCC Standard Transportation Commodity Code STCC Springfield Technical Community College STCC Swedish Touring Car Championship STCC South Texas Community College STCC Southwest Tennessee Community College STCC Sim Touring Car Cup (gaming) companies agreed to suspend the anti-dumping duty, Mexican cement could reach Gulf Coast and border states in days, keeping construction projects on track, avoiding unnecessary delays and possible layoffs." AGC and the Portland Cement Association (PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. ) have already received reports from 28 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). documenting shortages, allocations and delivery delays, up from 23 states at the end of May. As the season progresses, AGC fears that shortages could become even more widespread than in the 35 states where the PCA noted "tight" supplies as of November 2004. |
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