Hyster-Yale Group announced a new offering, which converts their 6,000-lb. capacity Hyster or Yale electric counterbalance lift truck to a certified Explosion Proof (EX) model through RICO Manufacturing, Inc. With more than 70% of the parts and truck systems remaining intact, authorized Hyster and Yale dealers will be fully equipped to service and support the RICO-branded EX trucks.
Read MoreFollowing a thorough validation procedure, HeidelbergCement’s carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets for 2030 have been successfully assessed against the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) criteria. This makes HeidelbergCement the first company in the cement sector, and one of about 200 companies worldwide, to have approved science-based targets.
Read MoreThe Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued the following Serious Accident Alert.
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LafargeHolcim’s latest sustainability report outlines the economic, environmental and social performance of the company. It also presents objectives for its four strategic sustainability pillars: climate & energy, circular economy, environment and community.
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When a global cement company was experiencing a high-pressure drop across the clinker cooler baghouse as well as ineffective cooling in the clinker cooler heat exchanger at one of its North American plants, it reached out to Scheuch for help. The customer was familiar with Scheuch EMC technology, as it utilized the technology at other plants globally, but previous to…
Read MoreCemex USA’s Clinchfield, Ga., plant recently earned ISO 14001:2015 Certification for its environmental management system (EMS), making the plant the first Cemex cement operation in the United States to reach the high achievement.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2019 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2018.
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Lafarge Canada Inc. announced the appointment of David Redfern as chief executive officer of its Eastern Canada operations. With 25-plus years in construction materials, he succeeds Bruno Roux and transitions from the role of product line general manager for Western Canada Aggregates and the Greater Vancouver area.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2018 were 6.2 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in December 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments, including imports, for the full year totaled 97.7 Mt, an increase of 2.3% from those in 2017.
Read MoreAccording to the just-released 2019 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Reports, production of portland cement in 2018 in the United States increased slightly to about 85.4 million tons, and output of masonry cement continued to be stagnant at 2.4 million tons. Cement was produced at 98 plants in 34 States, and at two plants in Puerto Rico.…
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