London-based market research company Technavio announced the top seven leading vendors in its recent global cement industry outlook report. The report also lists 10 other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period.
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Titan America Contributes to Rebuilding of Church
Titan America’s Essex Cement Co., based in Port Newark, N.J., is donating cement to build the Saint Nicholas National Shrine at the site of the old Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Essex will donate approximately 1,000 cu. yd. (250 tons) of cement for the project. The company is…
Read MoreFLSmidth Awarded Contracts by Lehigh Hanson, Cementos Argos
FLSmidth has three new orders at cement plants in Canada, Colombia and Bolivia. The company was awarded a contract for an OK 30-4 cement vertical mill for Lehigh Hanson Materials to meet the increasing demand for cement in Canada. The mill will be installed at Lehigh Hanson’s Edmonton, Alberta, plant. Additional scope of supply includes a cement powder cooler, related…
Read MoreBuzzi Unicem Plant Investigated Over Wastewater Treatment
The Buzzi Unicem cement plant near Greencastle, Ind., is under investigation by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for the dumping of more than 300 tons of wastewater treatment filter cake intended for use as an alternative raw material in the cement kiln, reported the Tribune-Star.
Read MorePCA Announces Resilience Leadership Award Winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural 2016 Resilience Leadership Awards.
Read MoreCementos Argos: 2015 Net Profit Up 81 Percent
The 2015 figures released by Cementos Argos are still showing growth in revenue, EBITDA and net profit, and showcase the company’s strategic coherence defined more than a decade ago, a strategy that has been applied to the business in the various regions where it operates. The company closed 2015 with a 40 percent growth in revenue, a 57 percent growth…
Read MoreBuzzi Unicem Expands U.S. Distribution Network
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.
Read MoreLehigh 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…
Read MoreArgos Announces New VP of Caribbean, Central America Division
On Feb. 16, Argos announced Camilo Restrepo, who is currently the vice president of innovation of the cement company, was appointed as the new vice president of its Caribbean and Central American Regional Division, replacing Mauricio Ossa, who was recently named CEO of Odinsa. Restrepo started working for Cementos Argos in 2005 as a research and development analyst, the beginning of a…
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