At Lafarge, Used K-Cups Pack a Second Life as an Alternative Fuel. By Josie Smith Lafarge Canada Inc. and Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc. have partnered to reduce the environmental footprint of both organizations by replacing a portion of Lafarge’s fossil fuel energy at the Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, cement plant with 70,000 lb. annually of used K-Cup coffee and…
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Using Monitoring Data to Transform Rules into Opportunities. By Michael Corvese Cement producers – especially those operating in the United States and Europe – are subject to a broad range of environmental regulation. In September 2015, U.S. cement producers will face a new series of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, which includes emissions limits and maximum achievable control technology (MACT)…
Read MoreHolcim Ltd has announced several senior management position changes, effective Oct. 1. Urs Bleisch, corporate functional manager, has been appointed to the Holcim Executive Committee. He will keep his current responsibilities for Holcim Technology Ltd, Holcim Group Services Ltd, and the project management office of the Holcim Leadership Journey. Alain Bourguignon, regional manager for the UK, U.S. and Canada, will…
Read MoreIrish cement maker CRH plc is exploring a bid for all assets rivals Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd. must sell to avoid significant hurdles from antitrust authorities with their proposed merger, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Four consortia of private equity firms are also eyeing the portfolio, with bids valuing the assets at $6.5 billion-$9 billion expected soon.
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The Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) Board of Directors appointed Enrique Escalante as chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2015. Escalante succeeds Manual Milan, who will retire at the end of the year after a tenure during which the company, through U.S. market entry, grew from six to 116 ready mixed concrete plants and two to six cement plants, as…
Read MoreAs part of its previously disclosed plan to divest a significant portion of its building products business in North America and the United Kingdom, HeidelbergCement announced that its subsidiary, Hanson Building Products Ltd., filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 15 for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of its ordinary shares. According to…
Read MoreHolcim (US) Inc. announced that four of its plants earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) prestigious Energy Star award.
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