Author: Cement Products News

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (USA) Inc. and McInnis Cement announced a sales/purchase agreement valued at $129.16 million ($150 million CAD) for the manufacturing and supply by ThyssenKrupp of a complete cement production line.

The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) applauded news that Premier Kathleen Wynne and Environment Minister Glen Murray are proposing new regulations to help Ontario’s energy-intensive industries reduce their reliance on coal and their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By 2020, CAC projects that this simple regulatory change will lead to an annual reduction of up to 400,000 tonnes of direct CO2…

State Rep. Peter Pettalia (R-Mich.) has requested that a Canadian government loan and other public resource investments to aid construction of the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Québec be reviewed for World Trade Organization rules compliance.

Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge SA cleared a major hurdle toward their planned $50 billion merger after antitrust authorities in Europe said the deal could go ahead, subject to conditions.

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2014 were 9.0 million metric tons (Mt), up by nearly 14 percent from the level in September 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September were 66.3 Mt, up by almost 8 percent from the same…

Despite a late start to the construction season and weaker than expected housing start numbers, a recently released report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) shows that cement consumption in the United States will meet 2014 forecast expectations.

Jacques Bourgon, currently the head of occupational health and safety for Holcim Ltd., as well as senior advisor to CEO Bernard Fontana and member of senior management, has decided to pursue other challenges outside the Swiss-based global building materials and aggregates company. Bourgon’s final day with Holcim is Dec. 31.