U.S. Great Lakes ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway handled a deluge of cement, iron ore, petcoke and steel in July supporting the continuing resurgence of manufacturing both in North America and globally.
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Green Cement Inc., formerly known as VHSC Holdings, has appointed mining and materials veteran Grant Quasha as chief executive officer, tasking him to lead its global expansion drive.
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As part of CEMEX’s growth strategy, the company plans to upgrade and increase the capacity of subsidiary Caribbean Cement Company Ltd.’s plant in Rockfort, Jamaica, by 30%. The current estimate of the investment is approximately $30 million.
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A contract employee was killed in an accident at the Hercules Cement plant in Stockertown, Pa., on July 26.
Read MoreBy Mauro Nogarin According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2021, the Mexican economy is expected to have a growth of 5% due to an increase in manufacturing exports and benefiting from the economic recovery of the United States. Although on one hand there is a strong boost in external demand, with the export of manufactures,…
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Brazilian cement producers CSN Cimentos, Cimentos Mizu and Cimento Apodi, are among bidders for LafargeHolcim Brasil assets, reported Reuters.
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HeidelbergCement reported that the respectable sales volume development seen in the first quarter of 2021 continued into the second quarter. In the first half of the year, total sales volumes increased significantly in all business lines in comparison with the previous year.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2021 were an estimated 9.2 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.6% increase from shipments in May 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 40.3 Mt, a 6.5% increase from those for…
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan presented the association’s annual summer cement market outlook, predicting an increase in cement consumption over the next four years.
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Peruvian cement company Cementos Pacasmayo announced its consolidated results for the second quarter of 2021 and the six months ended June 30.
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