According to Bloomberg, Heidelberg Materials is the mystery bidder that Summit Materials referenced in a recent proxy filing. The company said it had rejected two takeover proposals from an unnamed suitor with the latest made on Oct. 18 for $38 per share.
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Chryso & GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals) announced the opening of a new application lab in Chicago that will provide timely and valuable support to North American customers.
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Continental Cement, a Summit Materials subsidiary, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PCC Hydrogen to develop a fuel replacement strategy to lower carbon emissions from its cement manufacturing process.
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Christopher Ashworth is the new president of FLSmidth Cement, effective immediately, succeeding Asger Lauritsen, who left the position in August.
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Holcim US announced a $100 million investment in its Ste. Genevieve, Mo., cement plant – the largest cement-producing facility in North America and one of the most technologically advanced and environmentally efficient facilities in the world.
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Cementos Moctezuma and Fives FCB signed a contract for the supply of one FCB Horomill 3800 grinding mill and associated supervisory services for erection and commissioning.
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FLSmidth will support an undisclosed cement producer to improve the reliability and performance of its operations in Latin America. A new contract builds on a long-standing relationship between the two companies and will last a period of 18 months.
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An Arizona State University research team won a National Science Foundation Future Manufacturing Research Grant to help support its research into curbing emissions in cement manufacturing through new techniques.
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Fernando A. González, CEO of Cemex, will succeed outgoing Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) President Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim.
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The Port of Los Angeles recently released a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for a proposed low-carbon cement processing facility for Ecocem Materials through its subsidiary Orcem California.
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