Two years after a contract worker fell to his death, Kosmos Cement, a Cemex company, is facing federal charges for negligence, reported WHAS11.
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GCC Dacotah Plant to Undergo $90 Million Renovation
The GCC Dacotah cement plant in Rapid City, S.D., will undergo $90 million worth of improvements, reported the Rapid City Journal.
Read MorePCA Releases 2016 U.S. Cement Consumption Forecast
Cement consumption in the United States will continue to rise by 3.4 percent, according to a report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA).
Read MoreRegistration of First EPD for Cement Association of Canada
CSA Group, a global provider of standards development and testing and certification services, announced the registration of its first environmental product declaration (EPD). The EPD was registered by the Cement Association of Canada for general use (GU) and portland-limestone (GUL) cements.
Read MoreCemex Halts Road Construction Due to Debt
Cemex Dominican Republic, the country’s biggest cement producer, said that RD$300 million ($6.55 million) owed by the State Supervising Engineers Office (OISOE) is the reason for the halted construction of the Puerto Plata-Luperon Road, reported the Dominican Today. The company’s statement responds to recent protests by communities demanding that the work on the provincial road resume.
Read More2015 Cement Shipments Slightly Up
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2015 were about 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), up by 5.6 percent from the level in December 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreAsh Grove Plant Achieves Energy Star Status
Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Seattle plant earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification in 2015, recognizing the plant’s performance in the top 25 percent of cement manufacturing facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meeting the strict energy-efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
Read MoreTitan America Suspends Plant Construction
Titan America LLC announced that project economics no longer support the construction of a cement plant in Castle Hayne, N.C. According to company officials, the evolution of supply and demand balances in the specific regional markets does not support the relatively high cost of constructing a new cement plant.
Read MoreCemex Net Sales Hit $14.1B in 2015
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that, on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by 2 percent during the fourth quarter of 2015 to $3.4 billion, and increased 5 percent for the full year 2015 to $14.1 billion versus the comparable periods in 2014. Operating EBITDA on a like-to-like basis increased…
Read MoreU.S. Demand for Fiber Cement to Reach 2.9 Billion Sq. Ft.
U.S. demand for fiber cement products is forecast to grow 5.8 percent annually through 2019 to 2.9 billion sq. ft., valued at $2.2 billion, according to Fiber Cement, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry market research firm. Siding is by far the largest application for fiber cement, and demand will benefit from it’s popularity in the…
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