Texas Industries Inc.’s (TXI) fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed as the company’s cement sales and margins continued to strengthen. Sales at the cement segment, the company’s biggest by revenue, rose 20 percent as the division swung to an operating profit. Total sales at the consumer products business slipped 9 percent.
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St. Mary’s Plant Wins Appeal for Alternative Fuel
After a recent Court of Appeal ruling, St. Mary’s Cement’s Bowmanville Plant doesn’t need approval from the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada, for rezoning as it isn’t proposing a secondary land use by burning waste as an alternative fuel.
Read MoreEPA Head Resigns from Post
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson released the following statement in late December resigning her position effective after President Obama’s State of the Union address this month:
Read MoreEPA Issues Final Emissions Rule, Projects $52 Million Savings for Industry
After 28 months of rulemaking, court action, and meetings with industry officials, the EPA issued its Final Emissions Limits for Portland Cement Manufacturing, citing prospective mercury, hydrochloric acid, particulate matter and total hydrocarbon level reductions from 82-93 percent against agency thresholds leading into 2010.
Read MoreMartin Engineering Keeps Cement Flowing at Eagle Materials Facility
Eagle Materials’ La Salle, Ill., cement facility overcame a severe blockage of Type I cement in its 80,000-ton-capacity storage silo by employing an innovative pneumatic cleaning technology from Martin Engineering. After a support cable on the reclaim screw conveyor came loose at the plant, it sent thousands of pounds of material down into the silo at once, resulting in the…
Read MoreAN INTERVIEW WITH GREGORY M. SCOTT
The new President/CEO of the Portland Cement Association sat down with Cement Americas to outline his thoughts and strategies for the cement industry.
Read MoreBuilding Opportunity
New equipment positions company for growth by increasing productivity and capacity, decreasing expense.
Read MoreHere Comes IEEE-IAS/PCA Technical Conference
Now in its 55th year, the 2013 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, April 14–18, will feature a mix of educational tutorials and technical papers at the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Resort in Orlando. In lieu of the traditional plant tour on Thursday of the conference, Disney Institute will present a variety of half-day workshops centered on one of…
Read MoreA Conversation with PCA Chairman Cary Cohrs President, American Cement Company
In this exclusive interview with Cement Americas, the new PCA Chairman discusses the potential industry impact of the nation’s economic “Fiscal Cliff,” the growing popularity of sustainable designs and construction, emphasizing resilience in building, and the association’s increased focus on advocacy and government affairs.
Read MoreFORECAST 2013: RECOVERY ‘CLIFF’ HANGER…
How a newly re-elected president and shifting Congress will deal with a still-slow economy and overwhelming federal debt is anyone’s guess. Although cement consumption and overall U.S. construction activity increased significantly more than expected in 2012, these gains would be immediately erased in 2013 if the “fiscal cliff” is not resolved in a timely manner. A forecast from the Portland…
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