Holcim expects the global economies to show another year of uneven performance in 2014. For instance, North American markets are expected to continue to benefit from a further recovery especially in the United States. Latin America on the other hand could continue to face uncertainties in Mexico but should overall show slight growth.
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PCA to Feds: Pavements Part of Vehicle Fuel Economy, Lower Emissions Equation
Responding to the White House’s second phase of fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks, targeted for 2015-16 rulemaking and implementation, Portland Cement Association CEO Gregory Scott noted, “We should expand the debate beyond making more efficient [vehicles] to making more efficient infrastructure.”
Read MoreDecember Cement Shipments Jump Nearly 9 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2013 were 5.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by almost 9 percent from the level in December 2012, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreCeramic Filter System
Tri-Mer Corp., a technology company specializing in advanced industrial air pollution control systems, has fully commercialized a ceramic filter technology that is highly effective for emissions emanating from cement kilns and other processes facing NESHAP and MACT compliance issues. The Tri-Mer UltraCat Catalyst Filter System is unexcelled in removing PM, SO2, HCl, mercury and heavy metals, while simultaneously destroying NOx,…
Read MoreContiTech Offers New Online Store
ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, North America announced a new online store, www.contitech-online.com/cbg/us-shop, which provides customers with an easy way to purchase conveyor belt service materials such as Conti Secur adhesives and Correx rubber products.
Read MoreLafarge Canada to Install Carbon Dioxide Emission Project
South Surrey, British Columbia-based Mantra Energy Alternatives has reached an agreement with Lafarge Canada to deploy an electrochemical reduction technology at its No. 9 Road cement plant in Richmond, B.C., as part of a pilot project. The technology will convert carbon dioxide emissions into useful chemicals, such as formic acid and formate salts.
Read MoreCemex to invest $600 million in Wind Energy
Cemex plans to develop a wind power project in General Bravo, Nuevo León, Mexico, with an investment of $600 million, according to Cemex Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Zambrano. The project will consist of two $300 million wind farms, which could be installed within two years.
Read MoreCTLGroup Names Senior Vice President
CTLGroup has named Timothy Tonyan, Ph.D. as senior vice president. Dr. Tonyan joined CTLGroup in 2009 as a principal materials scientist to provide leadership to CTLGroup’s world-renowned Materials Consulting Practice. His promotion is part of the firm’s recent new leadership under the direction of Brent Nixon, Ph.D, P.E., president and CEO of CTLGroup.
Read MorePCA Seeks Bridge Awards Nominations
Portland Cement Association (PCA) is seeking nominations for its 14th biennial Bridge Awards Competition. The program recognizes excellence in design and construction of concrete bridges.
Read MoreTaiheiyo Cement’s U.S. Subsidiary to Return to Black
According to Nikkei Asian Review, after five years of red ink in its U.S. business, Taiheiyo Cement expects to return the segment to profitability in the fiscal year that ends March 2015. Taiheiyo Cement President Shuji Fukuda noted that this would help prop up the group as demand related to reconstruction in Japan from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami diminishes.
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