CEMEX’s first-ever net-zero carbon concrete, Vertua, will soon be available in its major markets worldwide after a successful launch in Europe.
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Month: October 2020
GCC Net Sales Drop in Third Quarter
Cement and concrete producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) released its results for the third quarter 2020. Consolidated net sales decreased 6.8% for the quarter compared to the prior-year period.
Read MorePCA Honors Members’ Manufacturing Performance
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2020 Chairman’s Manufacturing Performance Awards, which recognize PCA associate member company accomplishments in the advancement of cement manufacturing over the previous year.
Read MoreBPS Bag Dump Station Allows for Manual Dumping
The BPS Bag Dump Station allows customers to dump bags manually. In addition to the optional features listed below, BPS can customize the size based on the required capacity.
Read MoreNew Flexicon System Features High Bagging Rates
A new sanitary bulk bag filling system from Flexicon features dual Swing-Down fillers fed by high-capacity weigh hoppers, achieving fill rates of up to 40 bulk bags per hour.
Read MoreCEMEX, Carbon Clean to Develop Affordable Carbon Capture Tech
CEMEX announced that through CEMEX Ventures it has signed an agreement with Carbon Clean, a leader in low-cost modular carbon dioxide capture and separation technology, aimed at developing a carbon capture solution for the cement industry that lies below the line of $30/ton cost of CO₂ captured.
Read MorePCA Names Energy and Environment Award Winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2020 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2019.
Read MoreCountry Report: Cement Industry in Brazil During COVID-19
Since The Beginning Of August The Government Has Been Analyzing The Possibility Of Tax Reform To Help The Construction Sector. By Mauro Nogarin
Read MoreCOVID-19 and the Global Cement Industry
It has not been the year anyone was expecting. That is as true in the cement industry as anywhere else. The impact of COVID-19 has brought many challenges, perhaps most visibly in the headline figures for cement demand around the world. But it has impacted the industry in other, more subtle, ways too: from sourcing fuels in a locked-down world…
Read MoreCement Shipments Drop in July
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2020 were 9.9 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in July 2019, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled 57.8 Mt, an increase of 2% from those for the same period…
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