Roanoke Cement Co.’s Troutville, Va., plant was honored by the EPA for its major energy reductions over the years. The only cement company in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Roanoke Cement has achieved 11 straight Energy Star certifications in one of the most energy intensive industries in the country.
Read MoreAn Indiana judge has dealt a serious blow to Lehigh Hanson’s Speed, Ind., cement plant’s three-year push to burn hazardous materials, reported The Courier-Journal.
Read MoreThe World Cement Association announced the dates for the WCA General Assembly and the WCA World Cement Conference, which will be organized in association with the industry’s conference leaders INTERCEM. The event will be held Dec. 11-12 in London at Le Méridien Piccadilly.
Read MoreAs a result of the consolidation of Italcementi, revenue and result from current HeidelbergCement operations before depreciation and amortization increased significantly in the second quarter of 2017. Group revenue rose by 29 percent to €4,611 million ($5.45 billion). The result from current operations before depreciation and amortization improved by 22 percent to €964 million ($1.14 billion). After depreciation and amortization,…
Read MoreHeidelbergCement published its eighth Sustainability Report, which focuses on targets, measures and achievements of the company’s sustainability management.
Read MoreNova Scotia announced that it will pay Lafarge Canada about $105 per metric ton – up to $2,100 daily – in a one-year pilot project that will allow the company to burn scrap tires as a low-carbon fuel at its Brookfield plant, according to globalnews.ca.
Read MoreLafarge Canada awarded NACC Shipping Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Ltd., a long-term time charter agreement for the provision of a modern pneumatic cement carrier in early 2018.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement announced that its U.S. subsidiary Cadman Materials Inc., a part of Lehigh Hanson Inc., has finalized the acquisition of Cemex’s Pacific Northwest Materials Business consisting of aggregate, asphalt and ready mixed concrete operations in Oregon and Washington for a purchase price of $150 million.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2017 were about 7.6 million metric tons (Mt), slightly less than sales in April 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in April 2017 were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in…
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Cemex USA announced that four of its cement plants achieved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for 2017, recognized for their efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability.
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