GCC Rio Grande has a proposal to turn tire waste in New Mexico into fuel for its cement plant, according to the Albuquerque Journal.
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PCA Responds to Ruling on Portland Cement NESHAP
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court decision on Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA, relating to the portland cement national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP).
Read MoreCementos Argos Reports Positive First Quarter
Cementos Argos reported a profitable first quarter in all its regional divisions due to the recent acquisition of cement and concrete assets in Honduras and Florida as well as the growing industrialization of the construction sector in Colombia. Net income grew by 52 percent compared to the prior year period. Consolidated EBITDA and revenues increased 12 percent and 18 percent,…
Read MorePCA Recognizes Lafarge Plants for Innovation
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) recently awarded two Lafarge North America facilities with innovation awards. The Paulding Cement Plant, in Paulding, Ohio, won PCA’s 2014 Cement Industry Energy & Environment Award for Innovation, while the Cave in Rock Quarry, located in Cave in Rock, Ill., won PCA’s 2014 Safety Innovation Award.
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