Yearly Archives: 2013

Labour Dispute at Globe Metallurgical Inc. Leads to Industry Wide Silica Fume Shortage

A labour dispute at Globe Metallurgical Inc. has resulted in an industry wide silica fume shortage. As to not disrupt production or adversely affect our customers, King Packaged Materials Company has secured an alternate source of silica fume. This change in supply will cause the following King products to have a slightly darker colour than before:

  • MS-D1 Shotcrete
  • MS-D1 Accelerated Shotcrete
  • MS-D1 Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete
  • MS-D1 Steel Fiber Shotcrete
  • MS-D3 Shotcrete
  • MS-D3 Accelerated Shotcrete
  • MS-D3 Structural Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete

 

  • MS-W1 Shotcrete
  • MS-W1 Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete
  • MS-S6 Concrete
  • MS-S6 Self-Consolidating Concrete
  • MS-S10 Concrete
  • MS-S10 Self-Consolidating Concrete
  • HP-S10 Concrete

King Packaged Materials Company maintains that this minor variation in colour is an esthetic change only, and that no other properties of these products have changed. The silica fume to be used is of equal quality to that used previously, and meets the high technical standards to which all King construction products adhere.

For more information about any of the construction products offered by our company, visit kpmindustries-com.www.kpmindustries.com. Lastly, please direct any technical questions to your King Technical Service Representative.

Contact Name: Simon Reny

Contact E-Mail: sreny@kpmindustries.com

InfoKing Spring 2013

As an active participant in local and global projects, KING always has something on the go! To report on our progress and share key information with both internal and external stakeholders, KING publishes the InfoKing Newsletter on a seasonal basis. Click on the button below, to view the newsletter for the season selected.

King Adds Twitter to Social Media Suite

King Packaged Materials Company is pleased to add Twitter to its social media suite and marketing mix. The King Construction Products group launched a Twitter page (www.twitter.com/KingShotcrete) on January 15, 2013. This social media platform is yet another channel that will allow the company to communicate with engineers and consultants, distributors and contractors, as well as other participants in the North American mining and construction industries.

This advancement is another step in the company’s ongoing social media plan for 2013. The company also has plans to integrate YouTube and LinkedIn into the marketing mix, later this year. To read more about King’s social media presence, read the Press Release titled “King Packaged Materials Company Makes Social Media Debut”. To view the King Construction Products and Masonry Products Facebook page, visit www.facebook.com/KingConstructionMiningProducts.

Contact Name: Shannon Polk

Contact E-Mail: marketing@kpmindustries.com

King Congratulates New & Outgoing ASA President

King Packaged Materials Company would like to congratulate Joe Hutter (Vice President of Sales at King) on his term served as the President of the American Shotcrete Association (ASA), from January 23, 2012 to February 4, 2013. Our company would also like to welcome Michael Cotter (Independent Shotcrete Consultant, Chicago, Illinois) as the new President of the American Shotcrete Association, starting on February 5, 2013.

King Packaged Materials Company was proud to receive the award for Outstanding Repair & Rehabilitation Project at the 8th Annual ASA Outstanding Shotcrete Projects Awards Banquet, held in Las Vegas on February 5, 2013. We are also pleased to offer our congratulations to all of the other award winners.

To learn more about the shotcrete products that King offers, visit kpmindustries-com.www.kpmindustries.com.

Contact Name:    Joe Hutter

Contact E-Mail: jhutter@kpmindustries.com

QR Code on Packaging for 11 Additional King Products

King Packaged Materials Company is pleased to introduce 11 more construction products with QR Code packaging. Now, the Technical Data Sheets and MSDS documents for 16 products, can be found on the company’s mobile site.

 

Product with QR Code

Resources Linked to QR Code

Phase 1
King MasonBond 400 (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King LM-S10 Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-S6 Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-S6 Self-Consolidating Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-S10 Self-Consolidating Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

Phase 2
King MS-D1 Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-D1 Accelerated Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-D1 Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-D3 Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-D3 Accelerated Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-W1 Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-W1 Synthetic Fiber Shotcrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King FA-S6 Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King FA-S10 Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King MS-S10 Concrete (30KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King HP-S10 Concrete (1000KG)

Technical Data Sheet

MSDS

King is continuing its phased approach to the QR Code packaging initiative, and plans to feature a code on all of its industrial, Construction Products by the end of 2013. For more information about this development, refer to the previous press release entitled, “QR Code on Packaging for 5 King Products“. To request instructions on how to use the QR codes on the packaging, please e-mail Shannon Polk.

Contact Name: Shannon Polk

Contact E-Mail: marketing@kpmindustries.com