Holcim US announced a $100 million investment in its Ste. Genevieve, Mo., cement plant – the largest cement-producing facility in North America and one of the most technologically advanced and environmentally efficient facilities in the world.
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Fives Nabs New Contract With Cementos Moctezuma
Cementos Moctezuma and Fives FCB signed a contract for the supply of one FCB Horomill 3800 grinding mill and associated supervisory services for erection and commissioning.
Read MoreCracking the Code
Anti-Aging Solutions For Cement Plants And Tackling New Challenges Due To Refuse Derived Fuel. Edited by Mark S. Kuhar Fulfilling a large order may mean that a cement plant needs to keep running at full capacity over extended periods. This creates risk as major cracks and wear can develop in equipment. Vladimir Filipov, key customer manager at repair specialist Remoterm,…
Read MoreCement Market Briefs – Sept/Oct 2023
Martin Marietta Finds New Tehachapi Buyer – Martin Marietta Materials has entered a definitive agreement to sell its Tehachapi, Calif., cement plant to Unacem Corp., Peru-based parent company of Arizona’s Drake Cement. The transaction follows an abandoned deal between Martin Marietta and CalPortland earlier this year. With a projected closing by year end, the $317 million cash deal will position…
Read MoreLeverage Shifts to Employers
The Covid-19 pandemic was one of the most disruptive events of the last 100-plus years, on the level of two world wars, although it did not last as long. But like the world wars of the past century, when women were enlisted to work in factories in all manner of jobs previously held by men so the men could go…
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It is tough to keep up with all of the fast-paced developments in the world of carbon reduction. Our sister website, Construction Materials Carbon Management [CM2] does a very good job of it. The following item is very intriguing: Cambridge University researchers have conducted the first scrap-metal trial melt in the Materials Processing Institute (MPI) Cement 2 Zero project, aiming…
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