According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction spending during June 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,148.4 billion, 0.3% (±1.0%) below the revised May estimate of $2,154.8 billion. The June figure is 6.2% (±1.6%) above the June 2023 estimate of $2,023.0 billion. During the first six months of this year, construction spending amounted to $1,034.8 billion,…
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Refractories and the Sustainability Challenge
When It Comes To The Sustainability Of Cement Production, Refractories Have A Broad And Essential Role To Play, As Experts From Calderys Group, Including Hwi, And Refratechnik Told Cement Products. Since the early days of cement production, the industry has worked to reduce its specific energy consumption. This has changed the landscape of the cement plant as “today’s preheater-precalciner kilns…
Read MoreIntermont Group: Powder Provider
Intermont Group Operates A Distribution Terminal Under Long-Term Contract With Giant Cement. By Don Marsh Virginia-based Intermont Group Ltd. provides the third-party terminal operator model for home state and Carolinas cement producers. The company’s newest distribution point is Spartanburg County, which along with neighboring Greenville and Anderson counties, plus their three namesake cities, anchor the South Carolina Upstate market. The…
Read MoreSome of the Experts Keep Getting it Wrong
Some of the brightest minds in the economic research area are on Wall Street, working for either major investment banks or business news services with a global following. As recently as a couple of weeks ago, they were issuing research that warned of a slowdown coming in the economy. One began their note by saying that after having boomed its…
Read MorePCA to Benefit from EPA Funding
Wow! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did something good for the industry. The EPA will give the Portland Cement Association (PCA) more than $2.4 million to lead a project that will improve both the quantity and quality of industry Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). It’s one of 38 grants that the EPA announced. EPDs are the most widely used tool…
Read MoreLatin American Cement Industry Invests to Reduce CO2 Emissions
According to Cement Products Latin American correspondent Mauro Nogarin, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru are the Latin American countries that invested the most in technology and equipment to reduce CO2 emissions in the cement industry.
Read MoreBinMaster Offers Radar and BinCloud, a Dynamic Duo
Operators ask, “how do I see in my bin with a phone?” The answer is BinMaster.
Read MoreHolcim Announces Leadership Appointments
Holcim announced the following leadership appointments.
Read MoreUSGS Reports Cement Production Decrease
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that Portland (including blended) cement consumption decreased by 6% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with that of the second quarter of 2023. Consumption in the first six months of 2024 decreased by 6% compared with that of the same period of 2023.
Read MoreLayoffs Continue at Dragon Plant
Dragon Products, a subsidiary of Giant Cement, plans to lay off six more workers at its Thomaston, Maine, cement plant as the company continues to wind down operations and transition the facility into a distribution center, reported local media.
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