Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2016 were about 9.0 million metric tons (Mt), down by 3.4 percent from sales in October 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in October 2016 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and…
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Cemex to Sell Up to 23 Percent Stake in GCC
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it will sell up to 76.4 million shares of common stock in Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. (GCC) at a price range between 95 pesos ($4.45) and 115 pesos per share. The sale is part of the company’s asset-divestment plan, which it has been using to lower debt.
Read MoreAsh Grove Plant Earns Energy Star Status
Ash Grove Cement announced that its Durkee, Ore., cement plant has been awarded the 2016 Energy Star plant certification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification recognizes 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’s Pennusco Plant Receives Zero Waste Certification
Titan America’s Pennsuco Complex, encompassing cement, aggregate, ready mixed and concrete block production, has been certified as a Gold Level Zero Waste Facility from the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council of Corono Del Mar, Calif.
Read MoreMcInnis Cement to Use Gaspesian Rail for Cement Distribution
McInnis Cement announced the signing of an agreement with Gaspe railway corporation (Société du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie – SCFG) to distribute cement from New Richmond, Quebec, to various Canadian and U.S. markets. The agreement provides for the transportation of 140,000 tons of cement over a five-year period.
Read MorePCA Revises Cement Consumption Forecasts
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…
Read MoreTwo International Cement Trading Companies Merge
Following the acquisition of Italcementi by HeidelbergCement, HC Trading and Interbulk Trading have merged their operations under the entity of HC Trading B.V. It will provide a unique opportunity to accelerate the growth of the trading arm of the HeidelbergCement Group. The merger will carry the group’s international trading activities – specializing in cement, clinker, coal and petroleum-coke – one…
Read MoreSeptember Cement Shipments Slip 2.8 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2016 were about 8.8 million metric tons (Mt), down by 2.8 percent from sales in September 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industrial Survey.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim’s Eric Olsen Elected CSI Chairman
Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim, will become the new chairman of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) in 2017, as confirmed at the organization’s annual CEO Meeting in Madrid.
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Appoints New CEO
McInnis Cement announced the appointment of Hervé Mallet as president and chief executive officer. The company is in the last months of its construction phase and will begin commercial operations in the spring at its 2 million-tpy facility in Port-Daniel-Gascons, part of the Gaspé region in Quebec.
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