Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended June 30, 2013. Notable items for the quarter include revenues of $227.0 million, up 47 percent from prior-year, and record quarterly cement sales volumes of 1.2 million tons.
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BinMaster Premiers New Site
BinMaster Level Controls revamped its website at www.binmaster.com with a bright and easy-to-navigate content-management system. Information and forms are now available in both English and Spanish, reflecting BinMaster’s growing customer and distributor base in the Central and Latin American markets. A mobile version of the new site is also available in both Spanish and English.
Read MoreCeraTech Expands into Middle East and Africa
CeraTech Inc. has entered into a license agreement with CeraTech ME&A, Ltd., a newly formed, separately owned and operated company, in which CeraTech Inc. grants ME&A the exclusive rights to manufacture, market and sell CeraTech’s highly durable and environmentally-friendly cements. As the licensor, CeraTech will provide technical support and ongoing product development and research to ME&A.
Read MoreColombia Announces Investment in Infrastructure
Colombia’s Ministry of Transportation plans to invest $56 billion in transport infrastructure development until 2021 to improve the country’s infrastructure and enhance its regional competitiveness. Infrastructure construction is the largest market in the Colombian construction industry, with a value of $30.6 billion and a 52.8 percent share of the industry in 2012.
Read MoreSiemens Multi-Drive System Powers Holcim Mill
The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has developed a new drive system for a cement mill as part of a joint project with Gebr. Pfeiffer SE. With an overall power rating of 11,500 kW and producing 450 metric tph of cement, the vertical mill is the most powerful of its kind in the world today. The mill will be operated by…
Read MoreVenezuela Announces Investment Plan to Boost Cement Production
The Venezuelan government will invest about $200 million to boost cement production in the South American country, according to Minister of Industries Ricardo Menéndez.
Read MoreCapitol Aggregates Cement to Build Carbon Capture Plant
Texas-based cement producer Capitol Aggregates Cement, in conjunction with Austin-based Skyonic Corporation, is preparing to retrofit the world’s first commercial-scale carbon capture and mineralization plant at its San Antonio facility. The plant is expected to account for the profitable removal of more than 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
Read MoreSettlement with Ash Grove to Reduce Emissions
Ash Grove Cement Co. agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty and invest approximately $30 million in pollution-control technology at its nine Portland cement manufacturing plants to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice.The agreement will reduce more than 17,000 tons of harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) and…
Read MoreMexico’s Housing Construction Crisis Lowers Cement Demand
Holcim Mexico considers the housing construction crisis in Mexico will take another two years to overcome, with negative effects in the construction industry in general and the cement industry in particular, said the company director in an interview with El Financiero.
Read MoreScientists Discover Formula to Turn Cement into Metal
A team of scientists from Japan, Finland and Germany have discovered the formula to turn liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semi-conductor and opens up its use in the consumer electronics marketplace for thin films, protective coatings and computer chips. Previously only metals have been able to transition to a metallic-glass form. Cement does this by a…
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