Titan America has fully converted its cement plants to the production of Type IL portland-limestone cement, making it the first U.S.-based cement company to do so.
Read MoreTitan America Makes the Switch to PLC
Year: 2022
Holcim Plant Hit with $100k Fine
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) fined Holcim’s cement plant in Theodore, Ala., $100,000 for emissions violations, reported WPMI NBC 15.
Read MoreLehigh to Shutter Glens Falls Plant
Lehigh Cement, a Lehigh Hanson company, will close its Glens Falls, N.Y., cement plant next year due to the costs related to running an aging and smaller-scale plant, reported local media.
Read MoreLehigh Closes Permanente Cement Plant
Lehigh Hanson will permanently shut down the cement plant at its Permanente complex, located west of Cupertino, Calif., reported local media.
Read MoreCanada, Cement Industry Publish Net Zero Roadmap
Through a partnership with the government, the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has released the Roadmap to Net Zero Carbon Concrete by 2050.
Read MoreVotorantim Cimentos Sees 19% Jump in Third Quarter Revenue
Votorantim Cimentos ended the third quarter of 2022 with consolidated net revenue of R$7.6 billion, an increase of 19% compared to the same period last year.
Read MoreCEMEX Obtains SBTi Validation for Carbon Reduction Goals
CEMEX is among the first companies in the global cement industry to validate its 2030 decarbonization goals through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for alignment under its new 1.5ºC scenario, the most ambitious pathway defined for the industry.
Read MoreRoanoke Cement to Triple Capacity at Chesapeake Terminal
Roanoke Cement Co. broke ground on a new $40 million storage dome and companion infrastructure at its Chesapeake Terminal, near Norfolk, Va. The dome will provide an additional 70,000 tons of capacity, tripling existing storage.
Read MoreCarbon Re Clinches $4.8M Seed Funding
Climate tech company Carbon Re, which is building state-of-the-art AI to decarbonize energy-intensive industries, raised £4.2 million ($4.8 million) seed funding to scale up development and deployment of its novel technology.
Read MoreCEMEX Worker Killed at Knoxville Plant
An employee at CEMEX USA’s cement plant in Knoxville, Tenn., died on Nov. 5 after being engulfed by a large pile of coal, reported local media.
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