Cemex published its first Integrated Report, “Integrated Strategy for a Better Future,” with information covering 2016. The report was designed to provide a holistic analysis of the company’s strategic vision, performance, governance and value creation.
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Cemex LatAm Opens Guatemala Plant Expansion
Cemex LatAm Holding (CLH) completed the expansion of cement production and bagging capacity at its plant in Puerto de San José, Guatemala.
Read MoreCalPortland Earns 2017 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized CalPortland with a 2017 Energy Star Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements and the promotion of best energy management practices throughout the industry. This is the 13th consecutive award for CalPortland, a feat that has never been matched…
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Distribution Network Continues to Bloom
While commercial operations are still scheduled to begin this spring, McInnis Cement is actively developing its distribution network. Construction of the Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, terminal began in late February, and continues with the start of operations scheduled for late summer 2017.
Read MoreFLSmidth Receives EcoCementos Plant Order
FLSmidth obtained an order from OHL Industrial for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a cement plant with a capacity of 3,150 tons per day. The plant will be located in Rio Claro, Municipio de Sonson Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. The end client of the project is EcoCementos (Empresa Colombiana de Cementos S.A.S.), a company jointly owned by Cementos…
Read MoreSt Marys Cement Pilots New Project to Reduce Emissions
St Marys Cement, a Votorantim Cimentos company, is taking part in a demonstration project that reveals how carbon dioxide waste can fuel the production of valuable raw materials.
Read MorePCA Revises Cement Consumption Forecasts
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. The association also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election…
Read MoreTwo International Cement Trading Companies Merge
Following the acquisition of Italcementi by HeidelbergCement, HC Trading and Interbulk Trading have merged their operations under the entity of HC Trading B.V. It will provide a unique opportunity to accelerate the growth of the trading arm of the HeidelbergCement Group. The merger will carry the group’s international trading activities – specializing in cement, clinker, coal and petroleum-coke – one…
Read MoreSeptember Cement Shipments Slip 2.8 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2016 were about 8.8 million metric tons (Mt), down by 2.8 percent from sales in September 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industrial Survey.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim’s Eric Olsen Elected CSI Chairman
Eric Olsen, CEO of LafargeHolcim, will become the new chairman of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) in 2017, as confirmed at the organization’s annual CEO Meeting in Madrid.
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