June Cement Shipments Up Slightly

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2016 were about 9.2 million metric tons (Mt), up by 2.7 percent from sales in June 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in June were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan,…

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Ash Grove Cement Appoints New Technical Center Director

Oakland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement Co. announced that Chengqing (Cheng) Qi has joined the company as its technical center director. In his new role, Qi will oversee operations at the company’s technical center – a world-class laboratory for research and testing of aggregates, cement, concrete and lime. Qi succeeds long-time technical center director Greg Barger. To allow for a…

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