The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is the latest state agency to approve the use of portland-limestone cement (PLC) on new highway construction projects in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, reported local media.
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Bruks Siwertell has completed the installation of a new high-capacity Siwertell ship unloader at Colonial Group’s Georgia Kaolin Terminals in Savannah, Ga. The fully enclosed screw-type system delivers efficient, dust-free cement handling, supporting the company’s strategy for sustainable cement import growth.
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Holcim US has joined forces with Parsable to deploy the company’s Connected Worker software for environmental compliance at more than 350 Holcim sites in the United States. The digital tool will be key to integrating Holcim’s environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) objectives with its operational and frontline activities.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2022 were an estimated 9.2 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.3% decrease from shipments in April 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through April totaled an estimated 31.9 Mt, an increase of 2.4% from those…
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Responding to discussions around suspending the federal gasoline tax, Portland Cement Association (PCA) President and CEO Mike Ireland released the following statement:
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As Lafarge Canada continues to advance its lower carbon portfolio, it has fully converted production at the Bath Cement Plant near Kingston, Ontario, to OneCem – the company’s eco-efficient alternative.
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GCC will fully convert the Minnesota market to portland-limestone cement (PLC) by July as it continues its journey to net zero carbon emissions.
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ABB has developed ProKiln, a gas sampling system, to address the volatility created by a higher use of alternative fuels and raw materials in cement production.
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The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) recent “CEO Gathering” in Atlanta brought together CEOs of leading cement and concrete companies, as well as policymakers and built environment leaders to progress the implementation of the industry’s Roadmap to Net Zero.
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CEMEX has signed a power purchase agreement with Enel Green Power, who will supply approximately 164 GWh of clean electricity for CEMEX’s operations in Guatemala for the next five years.
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