In his latest “ The Sullivan Report,” Ed Sullivan addresses the potential impact tariffs may have on the United States cement market. He focuses on the landed cost increases, whether the costs are absorbed by the importer, and strategies undertaken to mitigate price increases.
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Low-carbon cement manufacturer Fortera contributed 18 metric tons of its ReAct green cement to the construction of Simpson University’s new Business, Technology, and Engineering Building, which will house STEM program facilities and a new Veterans Success Center.
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EP Power Minerals, a global provider of cementitious materials, announced the acquisition of Minnesota-based National Minerals Corp., a regional player in the supplementary cementitious materials market. This strategic move strengthens EP Power Minerals’ position in the U.S. market and expands its capabilities to supplying materials in the growing sustainable construction market.
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Votorantim Cimentos ended 2024 with global emissions of 550 kg of CO2 per tonne of cementitious materials produced, a reduction of 27.9% compared to 1990, the baseline year used by the cement industry.
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FLSmidth Cement hosted a ribbon cutting at its new manufacturing and distribution facility in Allen Township, Pa., on April 9, reported local media.
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The Slag Cement Association (SCA) recently unveiled and celebrated the winners of its 2024 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards during the spring ACI Concrete Convention in Toronto.
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On April 1 Jaime Muguiro began his tenure as chief executive officer of Cemex after being appointed to the position on Feb. 10 as part of a planned leadership transition following the retirement of former CEO Fernando A. Gonzalez.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2025 were an estimated 5.73 million metric tons (Mt), a 3.1% decrease from revised shipments in January 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
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Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CO staff University of Texas Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Professor Maria Juenger has begun a 2025-2026 term as American Concrete Institute president. Alongside extensive ACI committee activity, she has overseen investigations of cement-based materials, including phase formation in cement clinkering; cement and supplementary cementitious material hydration chemistry; and, chemical deterioration…
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Sources: Fives FCB, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France; CO staff Identifying optimal grinding kinetics and compressive force trajectories for up to 5-in. demolition concrete feeds, global mineral process equipment specialist Fives FCB attains economical separation of cement paste from sand and gravel or rock. In one to three cycles or material passes, the FCB Rhodax 4D inertial vibrating cone grinder nets cement…
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