Mapistry, a leading environmental compliance platform for industrial operations, announced CalPortland environmental managers Leanna East and Bowen Clark as its 2025 Innovation Partners of the Year. The award recognizes their leadership in developing and deploying Maple AI that transforms how industrial operations handle hazardous waste compliance.
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Cement Shipments Drop in August
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2025 were an estimated 9.55 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.3% decrease from shipments in August 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled an estimated 66.6 Mt, a 3.4% decrease from those for…
Read MoreHolcim Expands Latin America Presence with Cementos Pacasmayo Stake
Holcim is acquiring a majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo for $1.5 billion, a leading Peruvian producer of building materials, which will expand the company’s presence in the country and accelerate growth in the attractive Latin America region.
Read MoreFortera ReAct Versatility Evident in ASTM C1157 Performance
Pleasanton, Calif.-based Construction Testing Services has validated Fortera ReAct binder performance across all six ASTM C1157, Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement categories: general use, high early strength, moderate or high sulfate resistance, and moderate or low heat of hydration – a profile typically requiring four separate formulations. As a performance-based standard, C1157 evaluates cement on measurable outcomes – compressive…
Read MoreFurno Materials, Maschmeyer Partner on New Supply Chain Model
Furno Materials announced a major strategic agreement with Maschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida to explore the deployment of a new, local cement supply chain in the Sunshine State.
Read MoreCalle Named President of Grupo Argos
The board of directors of Grupo Argos has appointed Juan Esteban Calle as the next president of Grupo Argos, effective April 1, 2026. For the past 10 years, he has served as president of Cementos Argos, Grupo Argos’ building materials company.
Read MoreAmrize Increases Production Capacity at Ste. Genevieve Plant
Amrize recently commissioned the production expansion of its cement plant in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., North America’s largest and market-leading cement plant.
Read MoreSupplementary Cementitious Material Shipments Eclipse 20 Million Tons
Companies mining and processing the top three classes of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) in concrete mixtures reached a new watermark in 2024, while also forging ahead with site or plant development projects, yielding significant capacity increases by 2030.
Read MoreCement Producers Outpace ACA Roadmap Carbon Benchmarks
The American Cement Association confirmed producer member adherence to Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality goals in an early-December industry and media briefing, stressing U.S. cement companies’ two leading trajectories: upward carbon dioxide (CO2) or CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance and downward carbon intensity per metric ton of material shipped. ACA President and CEO Mike Ireland opened the briefing, themed “Construction Materials Carbon Progress” and…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Jump 7.1%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2025 were an estimated 9.99 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.1% increase from shipments in July 2024, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 57.0 Mt, a 3.3% decrease from those for the…
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