For more than a century, Cemex’s Davenport, Calif., plant supplied cement for numerous major infrastructure projects, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the California Aqueduct, before closing in 2010. Santa Cruz County is now exploring how to reuse the decommissioned plant, which is still owned by Cemex, reported the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Essroc Plant to Improve Dust-Control After Fine
Essroc’s Martinsburg, W.V., cement plant will implement dust-control improvements over the next 60 days as part of ongoing environmental efforts in response to recent air-pollution violations, reported the Herald-Mail Media. The plant recently agreed to pay a $38,400 penalty for the violations.
Read MoreSpill Probed at LafargeHolcim’s Ravena Plant
Officials from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration investigated a slurry spill last month at LafargeHolcim’s Ravena cement plant, reported the Albany Times Union.
Read MoreRoanoke Cement Hosts ‘Outdoor Academy’
Troutville, Va.-based Roanoke Cement Co. (RCC) recently tapped into the local brain trust of water knowledge and ecology to teach Central Academy Middle Schools’ 130 sixth grade students what it takes to improve water quality and the environment at Catawba Creek. During a two-day event, held at RCC’s mitigation site, the Titan America subsidiary assembled a team of environmental and aquatic teachers…
Read MoreCemex Sees Net Profit in First Quarter
Cemex announced that consolidated net sales reached $3.2 billion during the first quarter of 2016, an increase of 3 percent on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, versus the comparable period in 2015. Operating EBITDA increased 12 percent on a like-to-like basis during the quarter to $583 million versus the same period in 2015. The…
Read MoreSiemens Instrumentation Services Enhance Reliability and Availability of Plants
Siemens is offering a new service for the calibration of measuring devices in process instrumentation, which enhances the reliability, availability and lifespan of field devices. As part of the Process Instrumentation Services – Calibration and Verification, Siemens experts provide calibration and verification services for field devices such as the Sitrans flowmeters, pressure transmitters, temperature measuring devices and belt scales. The…
Read MoreMitsubishi Cement Plant Adds New Emissions Stack
Mitsubishi Cement Corp. is currently constructing a 110-ft. high emissions stack at its Cushenbury facility in Lucerne Valley, Calif., to satisfy Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitoring requirements, reported the Lucerne Valley Leader.
Read MoreNew Training Series at Cement Conference
The 58th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 15-19 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, featured a new series of training sessions, according to its organizing committee.
Read MoreDecember, Full Year Cement Shipments Up
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2015 were about 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), up by 5.6 percent from the level in December 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled 91.5 Mt, up by 3.5 percent from the full year…
Read MoreNew Tappan Zee Bridge Relies on Lafarge High-Performance Blended Cements
Lafarge North America’s Lafarge SF and NewCem slag cements are playing a crucial role in constructing the new Tappan Zee Bridge (New NY Bridge) – the largest bridge construction project in New York history – as more than 300,000 cu. yd. of high-performance concrete will be used. The 3.1-mile twin-span Hudson River crossing replaces the Tappan Zee Bridge built in 1955,…
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