In a move designed to improve customer service and component availability across Canada, two of the region’s most respected suppliers have announced an exclusive alliance to deliver bulk material handling solutions. By the terms of the agreement, Belterra Corp. becomes the exclusive distributor of Martin Engineering components throughout the country.
Read MoreCemex S.A.B. de C.V. announced it has reached a multi-year strategic partnership with Neoris to provide long-term IT outsourcing services to Cemex globally. The agreement covers several projects over the course of the next 10 years and is valued at approximately $500 million.
Read MoreMetso has completed the acquisition of the Spanish grinding media supplier Santa Ana de Bolueta SA (Sabo). The acquisition will complement Metso’s current comminution wear parts offering. The value of the acquisition will not be disclosed.
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Lafarge Canada wants to use fracking waste water from two Hants County holding ponds for its Brookfield cement plant in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
Read MoreSwiss cement maker Holcim Ltd. plans to drive ahead with expansion in Latin America’s two largest markets amid signs demand will recover.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2013 were 7.9 million metric tons (Mt), up by 14 percent from the level in September 2012, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Surveys. Shipments for the year through September were 61.6 Mt, up by about 4 percent.
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The employees of Titan America’s Pennsuco plant cemented awareness of breast cancer in October by painting parts of its plant pink. The massive complex that contains a cement plant, limestone quarry, aggregates operation, block plant and ready-mix facility showed its dedication to beating breast cancer by coating the crushed stone area with a “fuchsia” glow.
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New plant designed to serve Eastern markets with a price tag of almost $1 billion. By Mark S. Kuhar and Don Marsh
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Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua upgrades its bulk material handling conveyors, helping the company eliminate waste and reduce maintenance. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith
Read MoreOver the next 20 years, Lehigh Southwest Cement’s historic mining site near Cupertino, Calif., will be restored to its natural state. During that time, the company and Santa Clara County Planning Commission will meet once a year to check progress at the site, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
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