USGS: Cement Production Rises in Third Quarter

Portland (including blended) cement consumption was estimated to have increased by 4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with that of the third quarter of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.) Consumption in the first nine months of 2025 was estimated to have decreased by 2% compared with that…

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CarbonBuilt ‘s Reversa Cement Substitute Being Used at Block Plant

CarbonBuilt, developer of proprietary Reversa mix designs and curing processes lowering the level of carbon dioxide emissions associated with conventional concrete masonry units, is producing block at a wholly owned, Danielson, Conn., operation. Ratings gleaned from the Building Transparency EC3 (Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator) indicate the block have the lowest carbon factor of any U.S.-molded CMU. “This is a…

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