Ardex Americas, a supplier of engineered cements, adhesives and high-performance building products, encountered wear problems at the elbows of its pneumatic conveying lines handling sand at its Dallas, Ga. plant. The lines transfer materials between bulk handling trucks, eight silos, and batch-weighing and blending operations. Six of the silos hold cement, limestone and plaster. “Those materials are not very abrasive…
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António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, called for “sustained and immediate” action on net zero while addressing around 200 cement and concrete industry leaders at the Global Cement and Concrete Association’s CEO Gathering and Leaders Conference in Zurich.
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The Ash Grove cement plant in Foreman, Ark., will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for a $15.2 million front-end engineering design (FEED) study to implement an integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) system at the facility.
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On June 13, Heidelberg Materials celebrated the opening of its new cutting-edge facility in Mitchell, Ind. – the second largest cement plant in North America. Don Marsh, editor of sister publication Concrete Products, was in attendance for opening day activities.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) is celebrating PCA Safety Month throughout the month of June with materials and resources for safety and health at cement plants.
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Lafarge Canada extended its collaboration with Quebec-based Forêt-Boucher Foundation, an environmental conservation organization, for the next five years. The company plans to donate $15,000, comprised of $13,400 in cash and $1,600 worth of products, annually to the organization.
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With the acquisition of the Hendrik Group – one of the leading companies for air-supported belt conveyors – the BEUMER Group is expanding its portfolio in bulk material transport, particularly the handling of alternative fuels and raw materials.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2023 were an estimated 8.7 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.0% decrease from shipments in March 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in March 2023, 3.2 Mt (96%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement…
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On June 1, FLSmidth acquired Morse Rubber, an Iowa-based company that produces heavy-duty rubber products, to address mill liner capacity constraints in certain regions.
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HarbisonWalker International (HWI), which announced in February that it would combine with Calderys to create one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive refractories producers, has unveiled a new brand identity.
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