The GCC Dacotah cement plant in Rapid City, S.D., will undergo $90 million worth of improvements, reported the Rapid City Journal.
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PCA Releases 2016 U.S. Cement Consumption Forecast
Cement consumption in the United States will continue to rise by 3.4 percent, according to a report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA).
Read MoreRegistration of First EPD for Cement Association of Canada
CSA Group, a global provider of standards development and testing and certification services, announced the registration of its first environmental product declaration (EPD). The EPD was registered by the Cement Association of Canada for general use (GU) and portland-limestone (GUL) cements.
Read MoreCemex Halts Road Construction Due to Debt
Cemex Dominican Republic, the country’s biggest cement producer, said that RD$300 million ($6.55 million) owed by the State Supervising Engineers Office (OISOE) is the reason for the halted construction of the Puerto Plata-Luperon Road, reported the Dominican Today. The company’s statement responds to recent protests by communities demanding that the work on the provincial road resume.
Read More2015 Cement Shipments Slightly 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.
Read MoreAsh Grove Plant Achieves Energy Star Status
Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Seattle plant earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification in 2015, recognizing the plant’s performance in the top 25 percent of cement manufacturing facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meeting the strict energy-efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
Read MoreTitan America Suspends Plant Construction
Titan America LLC announced that project economics no longer support the construction of a cement plant in Castle Hayne, N.C. According to company officials, the evolution of supply and demand balances in the specific regional markets does not support the relatively high cost of constructing a new cement plant.
Read MoreCementos Argos: 2015 Net Profit Up 81 Percent
The 2015 figures released by Cementos Argos are still showing growth in revenue, EBITDA and net profit, and showcase the company’s strategic coherence defined more than a decade ago, a strategy that has been applied to the business in the various regions where it operates. The company closed 2015 with a 40 percent growth in revenue, a 57 percent growth…
Read MoreBuzzi Unicem Expands U.S. Distribution Network
Buzzi Unicem added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island, Ill., and Grandville and Elmira, Mich., the terminals will serve new markets for the company.
Read MoreLehigh Southwest Upgrades Mill with FLSmidth TRIBOMAX
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehigh Hanson, ordered an upgrade of the cement mill at its Tehachapi, Calif., plant with a hydraulic roller press pre-grinder and FLSmidth’s latest innovation: the TRIBOMAX wear surface protection. The upgrade is expected to increase the current cement grinding capacity at the Tehachapi plant by 23 percent, and the TRIBOMAX wear solution…
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