Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2017 were about 6.3 million metric tons (Mt), up by 3.5 percent from shipments in December 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in December 2017 were California, Texas, Missouri, Florida and…
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Cementos Argos, Grupo Calidra Form Lime Company
Colombian cement maker Cementos Argos and Mexican building materials producer Grupo Calidra have aligned to jointly form Caltek, a new company focused on the production of lime and related compounds, reported Finance Colombia.
Read MoreWCA Appoints Mathieu as Climate Program Director
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced the appointment of Bernard Mathieu as director of its climate program. In this role, he will lead the association’s CEOs’ Global Forum on Climate Change that aims to draft the WCA Roadmap on Climate Change. The forum will take place on June 27-28, 2018, in Paris.
Read MoreCemex Plants Hit 1,000-Day Safety Milestone
Three Cemex USA cement plants are setting the pace with high safety standards, each reaching more than 1,000 days without a lost-time injury (LTI).
Read MoreHeidelbergCement Sells Lehigh White Cement Stake
HeidelbergCement announced that its subsidiary Lehigh Cement Co. LLC has signed an agreement to sell its 51 percent position in Lehigh White Cement Co. to the minority shareholders Aalborg Cement Co. Inc. and Cemex Inc. The enterprise value of the transaction amounts to about $140 million.
Read MoreCemex Generates Highest Net Income in Decade
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that, on a like-to-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for currency fluctuations, consolidated net sales increased by 4 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017 to $3.4 billion, and increased 3 percent for the full-year 2017 to $13.7 billion versus the comparable periods in 2016. Operating EBITDA on a like-to-like basis decreased by…
Read MoreCement Shipments Up 4.2 Percent in November
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2017 were about 8.2 million metric tons (Mt), up by 4.2 percent from shipments in November 2016, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in November 2017 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and…
Read MoreWCA Responds to GCCA Launch
The World Cement Association (WCA) released the following statement after the launch of the new Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) – founded by nine industry-leading companies, including Cemex, LafargeHolcim and HeidelbergCement. “The World Cement Association welcomes GCCA as an important initiative to help promote sustainable use of cement and concrete. This was one of the reasons why WCA was…
Read MorePCA Supports Call for $1.5T Infrastructure Plan
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) lauded President Donald Trump’s call for $1.5 trillion to be invested in revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure, and urged Congress to take swift legislative action to fully fund and sustain projects now and into the future. Cement is the core ingredient in concrete, which helps make American highways, bridges, runways, water systems and river networks safer,…
Read MoreIndustry Leaders Launch Global Cement & Concrete Association
Nine leading companies in the cement and concrete sector launched the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) dedicated to developing and strengthening the sector’s contribution to sustainable construction.
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