Buzzi Unicem added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island, Ill., and Grandville and Elmira, Mich., the terminals will serve new markets for the company.
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Lehigh Southwest Upgrades Mill with FLSmidth TRIBOMAX
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehigh Hanson, ordered an upgrade of the cement mill at its Tehachapi, Calif., plant with a hydraulic roller press pre-grinder and FLSmidth’s latest innovation: the TRIBOMAX wear surface protection. The upgrade is expected to increase the current cement grinding capacity at the Tehachapi plant by 23 percent, and the TRIBOMAX wear solution…
Read MoreCement Producers Top Energy Star-Certified Manufacturing Plants
Twenty-seven portland cement operations are among 70 manufacturing plants to achieve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification in 2015. The following producers were recognized for achieving energy performance in the top 25 percent of the industry: Holcim (five plants); Buzzi Unicem, Cemex USA and Lehigh Cement (four plants each); Argos USA, Essroc Cement and Titan America (two…
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