Sources: Lafarge Canada, Calgary; Staff reports Recognizing the Canadian Center for Occupational Health & Safety-recommended, 23-kilogram (50-lb.) threshold for objects workers regularly handle, Lafarge Canada has introduced a 20-kilogram (44-lb.) alternative to the traditional 40-kilogram (88-lb.) cement bag.
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Cemex to supply Central America’s first Metro line
Source: Cemex, S.A.B. de. C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex announced that it is supplying nearly 100,000 tons of cement for the construction of Line 1 of the Panama Metro, a stretch of approximately 14 km that is intended to connect two key hubs of the metropolitan area of Panama City. With this project, Panama would become the first country in Central…
Read MoreMIT engineers model pavements’ potential for $15 billion in fuel savings
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge A new MIT study shows that using stiffer road pavements could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 percent—a savings that could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per year, or $15.6 billion at current prices. This would result in an accompanying annual decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of…
Read MoreNonresidential building index debuts with positive 2013 market projection
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York City A new 12-month leading indicator of nonresidential building spending, the Dodge Momentum Index will be available monthly for material and product interests; architectural, engineering and construction professionals; and, economist and Wall Street analysts.
Read MoreCarbon footprint calculator helps Cemex advance sustainability goals
Source: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex announced recently significant progress in key indicators related to sustainable construction, the company’s carbon strategy, environmental and biodiversity management, workplace safety and its contribution to provide affordable housing and infrastructure to communities around the world.
Read MoreArgentina’s Loma Negra facility awards Loesche mill contract
Source: Loesche, Düsseldorf, Germany The Loma Negra cement factory Barker is situated close to city of Tandil in the province Buenos Aires in Argentina. For its Barker Coal-InterCement project, Loma Negra Cia. Ind. Argentina S.A. has signed an order for a vertical roller mill type Loesche LM 35.3 D. The objective of this project is the substitution of natural gas…
Read MoreCement Totals – February 2012
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 4.7 million mt in February 2012, according to the USGS. This was almost 29 perfect higher compared with shipments for February 2011. Shipments for the year through February were 9.3 million mt, up about 26 percent for the same…
Read MoreLafarge North America headquarters shift: Dulles to O’Hare
A state incentive package valued at $6.3 million over 10 years, coupled with skilled-workforce availability and the prospect of closer proximity to a larger portion of its customers, has compelled Lafarge North America to move its northern Virginia headquarters to a location near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 4.6 million mt in January 2012, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This was nearly 25% higher compared with shipments for January 2011, and continued to reflect mild winter weather conditions and a trend of increased consumption that began in May 2011.
Read MoreTXI Package Products deal nets Bonsal American five Texas bagging plants
Oldcastle’s Bonsal American, Inc., business (based in Charlotte, N.C.) has acquired the TXI Package Products unit of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Texas Industries, Inc. The transaction spans five plants specializing in dry mix concrete and other packaged products located around Texas’ three major markets: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Austin/San Antonio.
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