Cemex’s Health Week ran from Aug. 7-11, and nearly 9,000 employees were encouraged to learn the keys to healthy lifestyles that can enhance their lives. The program focused on the Building Blocks of Health and urged employees to be active, eat and drink wisely, prevent stress, quit tobacco, sleep well and be financially fit.
Read MoreThe Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced the launch of www.slagcement.org – its new, mobile-friendly website featuring slag cement-related tools, resources and downloadable materials.
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Spiroflow, a global leader in the field of powder handling and dry bulk solids processing, positions itself for the future with a major re-branding initiative featuring a contemporary new logo. The company is an early inventor of the flexible screw conveyor but has greatly expanded their product line through the years via acquisition and in-house product development.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2017 were about 8.8 million metric tons (Mt), up by 8.2 percent from sales in May 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in May 2017 were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and…
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Roanoke Cement Co.’s Troutville, Va., plant was honored by the EPA for its major energy reductions over the years. The only cement company in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Roanoke Cement has achieved 11 straight Energy Star certifications in one of the most energy intensive industries in the country.
Read MoreAn Indiana judge has dealt a serious blow to Lehigh Hanson’s Speed, Ind., cement plant’s three-year push to burn hazardous materials, reported The Courier-Journal.
Read MoreThe World Cement Association announced the dates for the WCA General Assembly and the WCA World Cement Conference, which will be organized in association with the industry’s conference leaders INTERCEM. The event will be held Dec. 11-12 in London at Le Méridien Piccadilly.
Read MoreAs a result of the consolidation of Italcementi, revenue and result from current HeidelbergCement operations before depreciation and amortization increased significantly in the second quarter of 2017. Group revenue rose by 29 percent to €4,611 million ($5.45 billion). The result from current operations before depreciation and amortization improved by 22 percent to €964 million ($1.14 billion). After depreciation and amortization,…
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2017 were about 7.5 million metric tons (Mt), slightly less than sales in March 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in March 2017 were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending…
Read MoreMcInnis Cement announced the production of the first cement at its Port-Daniel–Gascons plant on June 16, meeting the company’s established deadlines for the project.
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