The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. The association also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election…
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PCA Elects 2017 Board of Directors Leadership
CalPortland Co. CEO Allen Hamblen and Continental Cement Co. President Tom Beck were elected 2017 chairman and vice chairman of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) board of directors. Hamblen takes over PCA board chairmanship from John Stull, CEO of U.S. Cement for LafargeHolcim.
Read MoreElementia Completes Acquisition of Giant Cement
Elementia, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its board of directors gave final approval to complete the acquisition of a 55 percent stake and full control of Giant Cement Holding Inc. from Cementos Portland Valderrivas S.A. for $220 million.
Read MoreCemex Announces Bid to Takeover Trinidad Cement
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that one of its indirect subsidiaries, Sierra Trading, will present an offer and takeover bid for Trinidad Cement Ltd. (TCL), aiming to raise its stake in the Caribbean company from 39.5 percent to 74.9 percent for $89 million.
Read MoreMercury-Free Tilt Switch
BinMaster offers an innovative, patent-pending tilt switch used for high level detection of powders and bulk solids. The BM-TSM tilt switch mounts on the top of the bin and activates an alarm when material rises and tilts the switching mechanism 15 degrees. The shaft of the tilt switch is custom-made in lengths from 1 ft. up to 8 ft. in…
Read MoreLafarge, Dalhousie University Tests Low Carbon Fuel Research on Industrial Scale
Lafarge Canada announced a partnership with Dalhousie University researcher Dr. Mark Gibson that will allow low carbon fuel research to be tested on an industrial scale. Working under a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant, this initiative will research the adoption of low carbon fuels in the cement industry. The continuing partnership between Lafarge Canada…
Read MoreSt. Marys Cement Awarded $150M in Private Activity Bonds
Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approved St. Marys Cement’s inducement resolution, awarding approximately $150 million in private activity bonds for the expansion of the company’s Charlevoix plant, reported The Peninsula.
Read MoreCemex Receives Prestigious Preventico National Award
The National Insurance Institute (INS) of Costa Rica presented Cemex with the 2016 Preventico National Award in each of the program’s four categories. Cemex received gold in “Best Practices in Road Safety Management” and “100% Committed to Prevention (Manager of the Year)” categories as well as silver in the “Best Practices in Occupational Health & Safety” and “Corporate Companies with…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Sees Double-Digit Drop
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2016 were about 8.1 million metric tons (Mt), down by nearly 13 percent from sales in July 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Although sales in July have typically been less than those in June, in 2013 through 2015 July…
Read MoreCemex Recognized for Conservation Efforts
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) awarded the company with its highest recognition for conservation efforts in Mexico and the El Carmen ecological reserve.
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