Located on the campus of EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia, the Argos Innovation Center is a sign of the company’s commitment toward the productive, competitive and sustainable growth of the industry, the region and the country, the company said. Through its Innovation Center, Argos wants to create a meeting place for the challenges of the cement and concrete industry and…
Read MoreWith the intention of contributing to the creation of community spaces that stimulate integration, healthy co-existence and development in Sogamoso, Colombia, Cementos Argos built a park in the Gustavo Jiménez neighborhood that will benefit more than 3,000 people of the area.
Read MoreCemex announced that its data center, located in Monterrey, Mexico, was awarded the Certified Energy Efficient Datacenter (CEEDA) Gold Certification – the highest recognition for energy efficiency strategy in the datacenter industry. It is the first CEEDA Enterprise Gold Certified company in the Americas and only the fifth to merit this recognition in the world.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cemex de Puerto Rico Inc. will spend an estimated $1.7 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants that can lead to respiratory illnesses. In addition, the company will pay a $160,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations.
Read MoreRon Wirahadiraksa, executive vice president and CFO of Philips, will join LafargeHolcim as its chief financial officer and executive committee member, effective Dec. 1. He will succeed CFO Thomas Aebischer, who is pursuing new opportunities outside of LafargeHolcim.
Read MoreA new report by a coalition of local governments claimed that if the Austin, Texas, area runs afoul of new federal clean air standards, the region’s economy could suffer tens of billions of dollars in losses over the next three decades, reported the Austin American-Statesman.
Read MoreFlorida environmental regulators are preparing to temporarily renew the air operation permit for Cemex’s Brooksville South cement plant, and residents are protesting, reported the Tampa Bay Times.
Read MoreThe University of California, Los Angeles announced that scientist Gaurav Sant of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA recently completed research that could eventually lead to methods of cement production that give off no carbon dioxide.
Read MoreCemex USA announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its gypsum wallboard business based in Florida to US LBM Holdings, LLC. The proceeds obtained from this transaction, which will not be for a material amount, will be used mainly by Cemex USA’s affiliates for debt reduction and for general corporate purposes. The transaction is expected to…
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