Due to recent trends in the U.S. cement market, Infrastructure Materials Corp. is optimistic that the company’s Blue Nose Project will become a significant supplier of cement grade limestone to the western United States.
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Holcim, Lafarge Select Future Executive Committee
Holcim and Lafarge are taking another step toward completion of their merger with the announcement of its future Executive Committee.
Read MoreToscas Selected as PCA President, CEO
At its annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) named James G. Toscas president and chief executive officer, effective Dec. 15, 2014. For the past 11 years, Toscas served as president and CEO of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, and from 1998 to 2002, he was executive vice president and CEO at the American…
Read MorePulse Radar
Bindicator MP Series is a microwave, pulse radar that is used to determine the level of bulk solids in silos or tanks. Used in some of the tallest silos, the MP70 model has a measuring distance of up to 230 ft. (70 m). Transmitting at a frequency of 26 GHz with a narrow beam angle of 8 degrees, the MP Series…
Read MoreBlending Beds and Stockpiles
Through structural analysis of the associated storage depots and calculation of dimensions, Beumer is able to provide a design for blending beds and stockpiles. The blending beds are customized according to their requirements. The company proposes either longitudinal or circular stockpile designs. The recommended design shape results from the spatial conditions and the amount of the material to be stored. Depending on…
Read MoreMercury Calibrators
Cement manufacturers and power plants that are required to comply with the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations can now rely on enhanced mercury calibrators to speed compliance with the new regulatory requirements of individual facilities. The Thermo Scientific High-Level Model 81iH and Low-Level Model 81iL Mercury Calibrators fully integrate with the Thermo Scientific Mercury Freedom System, enhancing the capabilities currently…
Read MoreCarbon Capture
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest and one of the world’s leading, high-tech applied research institutions, introduced High Efficiency Calcium Looping Technology (HECLOT), a calcium looping technology developed to reduce carbon emissions from fossil power plants. It is the first affordable and energy-efficient solution to achieve a CO2 capture rate of up to 90 percent. It reduces energy consumption…
Read MoreCementos Argos Releases Positive Third Quarter Results
Argos has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2014. Consolidated income showed an increase of 16 percent compared to the same period in 2013, with both cement and concrete sales volumes continuing their steady upward trend, with accumulated growth rates of 9 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
Read MoreSkyonic Opens Commercial-Scale Carbon Capture and Utilization Facility
Designed to be both beneficial for the environment and profitable for business, Skyonic Corp. opened Capitol SkyMine, a commercial-scale carbon capture and utilization facility, on Oct. 21. Located at Capitol Aggregates’ San Antonio cement plant, the $125 million Capitol SkyMine will have a total carbon impact of 300,000 tons annually through the direct capture of 75,000 tons of CO2 and…
Read MoreUltraTech Bids for Holcim, Lafarge Assets
Aditya Birla Group, parent company of UltraTech, has submitted a bid for the Brazilian and Philippine cement assets that global giants Holcim and Lafarge are planning to sell ahead of their merger in order to comply with anti-competition rules, reported the Times of India.
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