The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and others in the concrete industry are urging the enactment of H.R. 2241, the Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013, providing $25,000 and $3,000 tax credits, respectively, to business or home owners who rebuild in declared federal disaster areas.
Read MoreDay: August 7, 2013
Cemex Loss Narrows as U.S. and Latin America Rebound
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its second-quarter loss narrowed as a U.S. housing recovery and a Latin American rebound outside Mexico bolstered sales. The net loss was $152 million, compared with a $187 million loss a year earlier, the Monterrey, Mexico-based company said in a statement in late July. Sales rose 3.8 percent to $4.01 billion with U.S. revenue…
Read MoreAsh Grove Welcomes New VP of Manufacturing
Stuart E. Tomlinson joins Ash Grove Cement Co. next week as its vice president of manufacturing for the Midwest region, based in the company’s home office in Overland Park, Kan.
Read MoreFLSmidth Strengthens Foothold on Brazilian Market
FLSmidth continues to benefit from the upturn in the Brazilian cement market. In addition to the projects FLSmidth is already undertaking in Brazil, the company has received two new orders – a 3,300-tpd line and an OK-33 vertical roller mill.
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