The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved by voice vote the nomination of Nicole Nason to be the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Portland Cement Association (PCA), which endorsed Nason’s nomination in a letter to the committee, urged the full Senate to move expeditiously to confirm her.
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LafargeHolcim appointed Jay M. Moreau as chief executive officer of U.S. Aggregates and Construction Materials operations. Moreau joins LafargeHolcim from Martin Marietta Materials where he held the position of senior vice president of operations services. He succeeds Guy Edwards, who was recently appointed CEO of Aggregate Industries in the UK.
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At World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Ed Sullivan, executive vice president and chief economist for the Portland Cement Association, noted that the state of the economy is good. Sullivan’s presentation is one of the highlights of the show each year.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement announced that it has made good progress with the acceleration of its portfolio optimization during the past weeks. The company closed the divestment of its 50 percent share in Ciment Québec and its minority participation in Syria in December 2018. In addition, a former cement plant area within the Cairo metropolitan area has been auctioned, and the divestment of…
Read MoreContinental Cement Co.’s Hannibal, Mo., cement plant recently earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification, which highlights the plant’s status within the top 25 percent of cement operations in the nation with regard to energy performance.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim announced that Kristin Beck will assume the role of senior vice president of supply chain for the United States. Beck has more than 23 years of experience in global supply chain and transportation management.
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