Cement and concrete producer GCC will execute a capacity expansion at its Odessa, Texas plant. The project will increase annual cement production capacity by more than 1 million metric tons and lower the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13%.
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Cement Shipments Jump 6% in May
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2022 were an estimated 9.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.0% increase from shipments in May 2021, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May totaled an estimated 41.6 Mt, an increase of 3.2% from those for…
Read MoreCalucem to Open $35M New Orleans Facility
Specialty cement manufacturer Calucem will enter the U.S. market by developing a $35 million manufacturing facility in eastern New Orleans. The Cementos Molins subsidiary is the world’s second-largest producer of calcium aluminate cement.
Read MoreCemAI Launches AI Maintenance Solution
CemAI announced its entry into artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for cement plants with a predictive maintenance solution that combines a proprietary licensed software with a continuous monitoring and incident resolution service for cement manufacturing lines.
Read MoreUniversities Receive Grants for Decarbonization Research
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and their collaborators received two federal grant awards to support investigating new methods to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement manufacturing.
Read MoreGCCA, FICEM to Accelerate Net Zero Progress in Latin America
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and its regional affiliate Federación Interamericana del Cemento (FICEM) announced the next steps in accelerating decarbonization in the Latin America region during Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week.
Read MoreNational Cement Inaugurates $300M Ragland Expansion
Vicat Group subsidiary National Cement Co. of Alabama staged a ribbon cutting of a new production line at its Ragland, Ala. plant on July 21, capping a two-year, $300 million project that will increase plant capacity to 2 million tpy and help lower the company’s carbon footprint by at least 40%.
Read MoreLehigh Cement Moves Largest Plant to EcoCem PLC
Lehigh Hanson said its Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md., will fully transition from producing ordinary portland cement to EcoCem PLC as its primary product by no later than January 2023.
Read MoreTitan Cement Group Invests in Scale Decarbonization Technology
The parent company of Virginia-based Titan America joined a venture capital funding round for Rondo Energy, whose “heat battery” technology holds promise for decarbonizing cement production and power generation.
Read MoreHolcim El Salvador Makes Industry 4.0 Reality
With the opening of the state-of-the-art Maya cement plant, Holcim El Salvador is putting the group’s “Plants of Tomorrow” initiative into practice.
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