Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2018 were about 8.2 million metric tons (Mt), 8.9 percent higher than shipments in April 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through April totaled about 27.2 Mt, up by 2.6 percent from those for the same period…
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St Marys Cement Plant Vandalized
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating two significant acts of vandalism that caused thousands of dollars in damages to the St Marys Cement plant in St. Marys, reported local media.
Read MoreUS Cement Secures Key Permit for 500K-tpy Texas Mill
US Cement, LLC received a draft air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a white-cement plant near the town of Brady – the first American greenfield operation of its kind since the Great Recession. Groundbreaking on the facility, which will have a capacity of 500,000 tons and sits on a limestone deposit of 80 million tons, is…
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Subsidiary Faces Terror Financing Investigation
LafargeHolcim’s subsidiary Lafarge SA has been placed under formal investigation in France over allegations it financed terrorist groups, and aided and abetted crimes against humanity in a bid to continue operating in Syria, reported The New York Times.
Read MoreWCA: Industry Needs to Focus on Innovation to Combat Climate Change
The World Cement Association (WCA) is urging the global cement industry to increase efforts to adopt new technologies faster and put greater focus on innovation in order to make crucial progress on reducing CO2 emissions.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim to Close Paris, Zurich Offices
Consistent with its Strategy 2022, LafargeHolcim announced that it will close its head offices in Paris and Zurich by the end of the year, eliminating 200 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. Remaining positions in Switzerland will be moved to the company’s Holderbank site and a new corporate office in Zug. In Paris, remaining positions will be moved to…
Read MoreCemex Launches Construrama Online Store
Cemex announced the launch of the Construrama Online Store in Mexico. This new tool for the online sale of construction materials is part of the company’s Cemex Go digital platform, which has already been adapted by more than 10,000 users since November.
Read MoreTrade Commission Cements CRH, Ash Grove $3.5B Merger
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) cleared the path for CRH plc to acquire Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement for $3.5 billion after the company agreed to divest facilities in three states.
Read MoreMarch Cement Shipments Drop Slightly
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2018 were about 7.4 million metric tons (Mt), slightly less than shipments in March 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March totaled about 19.0 Mt, essentially unchanged from those for the same period in 2017.
Read MoreDust Control Unit
Martine Engineering helped mitigate dust emissions at the underground limestone mine of a cement production plant by implementing an innovative transfer point solution. Using a specially-designed dust control unit (DCU) to spray a surfactant onto both sides of the cargo stream during transfer onto the main conveyor, Martin Engineering was able to help Continental Cement Co. suppress fugitive dust both…
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