Jerry Hoyle, president and CEO of Cypress, Calif.-based CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., stepped down as president, effective Sept. 1. He assumed the position of vice chairman of the Board, while retaining his position as CEO. Hoyle has been with CTS since 2011.
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Holcim, Lafarge Announce Brazil Divestments
Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge SA announced further details on their proposal for comprehensive divestments in Brazil in order to gain antitrust approval for their planned merger, LafargeHolcim. The joint Divestment Committee agreed to propose to the Brazilian competition authority, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), assets that include three integrated cement plants and two grinding stations as well as one…
Read MoreDemand Boosts Dominican Cement Market
Dominican Republic’s Cement Producers Association (ADOCEM) anticipates a 15 percent market growth by year-end while urging initiatives to promote the mortgage market, which in its view will spur the sector’s further development, reports Dominican Today. The country is currently witnessing a rise in local cement demand that is 25 percent higher than the same period a year ago.
Read MoreASTM Publishes New Product Category Rules for Cement Industry
ASTM International has partnered with the Slag Cement Association (SCA) to develop new Product Category Rules (PCR) for slag cement. This PCR establishes the criteria for developing an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for slag cement used in concrete, mortar and other construction applications.
Read MoreMaine Allows Dragon Cement Plant to Increase Mercury Emissions
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection voted unanimously to allow Dragon Products Co.’s cement plant in Thomaston to increase its mercury emissions from 25 lb. per year to the federal annual limit of 42 lb., reports the Portland Press Herald.
Read MoreOrcem to Build ‘Green’ Cement Plant in Vallejo
Dublin-based Ecocem Materials Ltd.’s subsidiary, Orcem Americas Inc., has signed a 65-year lease for 4.8 acres at the Vallejo Marine Terminal in California, reported the North Bay Business Journal. The company plans to invest $50 million for a cement manufacturing facility that will produce 2,200 tpd of ecological cement (ecocem) made from granulated blast-furnace slag.
Read MoreDirk Hoke Appointed CEO of Siemens Large Drives Business Unit
Dirk Hoke started his new role as CEO of the Large Drives Business Unit of the Siemens Drive Technologies Division on July 1. Large Drives develops, manufactures and markets products, systems, solutions and services for drive engineering in industrial and infrastructure applications as well as sectors such as mining and cement. The 45-year-old graduate engineer joined Siemens in 1996 and started his…
Read MoreMay Cement Shipments Up 6 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2014 were 8.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by about 6 percent from the level in May 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through May were 31.2 Mt, up by about 6 percent from the same…
Read MoreRiverside Cement Manager Awarded by ASTM International
ASTM International Committee C01 on Cement has presented the Award of Merit to David Norris, assistant plant manager at Riverside Cement, Oro Grande, Calif. The award and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. The committee honored Norris for his many technical and administrative contributions, particularly in the development of standards…
Read MoreElementia in Talks to Buy Lafarge Mexico Partnership
Mexico City-based Elementia SA is in negotiations to buy out partner Lafarge SA in their joint venture, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter.
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