Cemex USA kicked off the New Year by demonstrating its ongoing commitment to workplace safety and employee health with Safety Week 2018, an annual company-wide initiative designed to promote the company’s goal of achieving Zero4Life at its facilities across the United States.
Read MoreMonth: February 2018
McInnis Cement Owners Hire Advisers for Possible Sale
Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and its partners have hired advisers to explore options for McInnis Cement, reported Bloomberg. The investors are considering options for the producer that could include bringing in new partners or an outright sale of the company.
Read MoreIndustry Groups Launch Cloud-Enabled Design Platform
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) and the RMC Research & Education Foundation have teamed to create PavementDesigner.org, an online tool that offers features and benefits never before available to the pavement design community.
Read MoreLafarge Canada Hosts Lower Carbon Fuels Research Project
Lafarge Canada Inc. and its partners – University of Calgary, Queen’s University and Pembina Institute – are conducting a million-dollar study on the environmental benefits of introducing lower carbon fuels at its Exshaw Cement Plant. Building from previous research, the multi-partner, multi-site lower carbon fuels project is the most significant of its kind in Canada, noted the company.
Read MoreCemex Generates Highest Net Income in Decade
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that, on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by 4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017 to $3.4 billion, and increased 3 percent for the full-year 2017 to $13.7 billion versus the comparable periods in 2016. Operating EBITDA on a like-to-like basis decreased by…
Read MoreCement Shipments Up 4.2 Percent in November
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2017 were about 8.2 million metric tons (Mt), up by 4.2 percent from shipments in November 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in November 2017 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and…
Read MoreWCA Responds to GCCA Launch
The World Cement Association (WCA) released the following statement after the launch of the new Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) – founded by nine industry-leading companies, including Cemex, LafargeHolcim and HeidelbergCement. “The World Cement Association welcomes GCCA as an important initiative to help promote sustainable use of cement and concrete. This was one of the reasons why WCA was…
Read MorePCA Supports Call for $1.5T Infrastructure Plan
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) lauded President Donald Trump’s call for $1.5 trillion to be invested in revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure, and urged Congress to take swift legislative action to fully fund and sustain projects now and into the future. Cement is the core ingredient in concrete, which helps make American highways, bridges, runways, water systems and river networks safer,…
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