Ozinga has broken ground on a 1-million-tpy cementitious materials finishing mill in East Chicago, Ind. Located along Lake Michigan, with direct access to rail and truck as well as waterway routes, it is positioned to dispatch low-carbon binder loads to a broad swath of markets in the U.S. and Canada.
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Heidelberg Materials, Arup Collaborate on Decarbonization Efforts
Heidelberg Materials and built environment consultancy Arup have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly advance research and other activities related the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in cement production.
Read MoreFebruary Cement Shipments Nosedive
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2025 were an estimated 6.05 million metric tons (Mt), a 20.1% decrease from shipments in February 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. This is a 9.3% decrease from the five-year average in February.
Read MoreFirst SpectraFlow Installation in Canada
St Marys Cement, part of the Votorantim Cimentos, ordered a SpectraFlow Airslide Analyzer for its cement plant in Bowmanville, Ontario.
Read MoreBijur Delimon Releases Gear Spray System
Bijur Delimon International released the new state-of-the-art Farval ProTec MAX open gear spray system used to lubricate pinions found in rotary kilns, ball mills, coal mills and heavy-duty gearing.
Read MoreCanada Invests $2.2 Million Into St Marys Cement
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction project at the St Marys Cement plant in St. Marys, Ontario.
Read MoreHoffmann Green Signs U.S. Licensing Agreement
French producer Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signed an exclusive 30-year licensing agreement with a firmly established partner in the United States to benefit from its 0% clinker technologies and replicate Hoffmann units on the vertical model of the H2 production unit.
Read MoreASTM to Host Workshop on Cements, SCMs
Registration is now open for ASTM International’s Workshop on Next Generation Cements and SCMs: Towards Specification, to be held June 9 in Philadelphia.
Read MoreWCA President Addresses Industry Challenges
During the World Cement Association’s (WCA) 7th General Assembly, association president Wei Rushan delivered an address, discussing pressing industry issues such as carbon trading, overcapacity and key technological developments.
Read MoreFLSmidth Cement Closes MAAG Business Divestment
FLSmidth Cement closed the sale of its MAAG gears and drives business to the Swedish investment company, Solix Group AB.
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