Scientists from Solidia Techologies joined other leaders in infrastructure materials research gathered at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center to discuss the need for sustainable alternative cementitious materials in the face of America’s mounting infrastructure issues. Solidia Technologies’ Principal Scientist Sada Sahu, Ph.D., presented “Performance of Carbonated Concrete” during the third bi-annual Workshop on Emerging Developments…
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Cementos Argos Tops Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Cementos Argos was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year, this time as an industry leader: Construction Materials, with results that support its leadership in social, environmental and economic issues. Each year about 2,500 global companies, listed on the stock exchange, belonging to about 59 economic sectors, are invited to participate.
Read MoreEagle Materials Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 ended Sept. 30, 2016. The company’s construction products and building materials businesses performed well during the quarter, with the Cement business reporting record second quarter operating earnings of $50.7 million. Second quarter cash flow from operations improved 22 percent and was used to fund capital improvements, pay…
Read MoreHolcim (US) Hagerstown Plant Completes $96M Modernization Project
Holcim (US), a member of LafargeHolcim, unveiled this week the new, modernized plant at its Hagerstown, Md., facility after a two-year modernization project. By investing $96 million to maintain high-quality manufacturing standards in accordance with newly imposed, more stringent NESHAP environmental regulations, the plant has increased clinker production by approximately 200,000 tons to help support construction and development in Hagerstown,…
Read MoreElementia to Acquire 55 Percent Stake in Giant Cement
Elementia, S.A.B. de C.V. announced on October 13 that it signed a letter of intent with Cementos Portland Valderrivas, S.A., to acquire 55 percent of Giant Cement Holding, Inc.
Read MoreLafarge Canada Closes Kamloops Plant
Lafarge Canada Inc. announced last week it will shut down its plant in east Kamloops for the foreseeable future, reported Kamloops This Week. The company is in discussions to continue using the facility as a distribution center with a possibility of 10 ongoing jobs. The shutdown will be complete by the end of the year.
Read MoreCemex’s Victorville Plant Celebrates Centennial
Cemex’s Victorville, Calif., plant is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, reported the Hesperia Star. The plant has manufactured cement for California and the Western U.S. since 1916 and provided well-paying jobs to thousands of residents of the High Desert over the years.
Read MoreEPA Census: 2015 Cement Production Emissions Minor
U.S. portland cement production accounted for 2.3 percent of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) emissions in the 2015 EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data. Modern kilns increasingly running on natural gas and other coal alternatives, combined with limited offsetting import factors, appear to position the domestic cement industry favorably in a business often tagged as the source of 5 percent of global…
Read MoreCemex Announces New Latam Management
Cemex announced on Oct. 5 new management appointments for its Latam subsidiary. The company named Jaime Muguiro, who’s been with Cemex for about 20 years, as CEO; Juan Pablo San Agustin as Cemex Latam chairman of the board; and Ricardo Naya as the director of Cemex Colombia.
Read MoreCouncil Approves Reassignment of Essroc PILOT Agreement
The Berkeley County, W.Va., council approved a resolution to reassign the Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) agreement for the Essroc cement plant in Martinsburg to its new owner Argos USA, reported the Martinsburg Journal.
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