At a press conference during last week’s 2018 World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Portland Cement Association (PCA) senior vice president and chief economist Ed Sullivan offered a glimpse at the association’s upcoming Spring Forecast for cement production and concrete construction. Sullivan noted that this will not be an easy momentum forecast despite fairly upbeat expectations as policy issues will…
Read MoreThe Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced that slag cement shipments in 2017 exhibited a 14 percent growth over 2016, continuing an upward demand for slag cement within the U.S. market.
Read MoreThe North American Concrete Alliance (NACA) – of which the Portland Cement Association is a member – sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and others in support of the objectives of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (H.R. 1), particularly those provisions reducing the corporate tax rate and encouraging capital investment.
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LafargeHolcim opened its 1,000th Disensa retail store this past December in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The store is a family-run business with a portfolio of extensive construction materials primarily targeted at masons and self-builders.
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Late last year, Cemex USA announced that ten of its facilities earned conservation certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) in recognition of programs and projects that demonstrate excellence in the areas of wildlife habitat enhancement and restoration as well as conservation education.
Read MorePaul Stutzman, physical scientist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), received the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM International’s committee on cement (C01).
Read MoreAccording to CW Research’s recently published “World Cement Equipment Market and Forecast Report,” the market for cement manufacturing related equipment and services is projected to reach $9 billion by 2022.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement released a statement in response to the United States’ recent tax overhaul that reduced the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent as well as changed the regulations regarding the utilization of loss carryforwards.
Read MoreLate last month, LafargeHolcim took out an advertisement in the Albany Times Union declaring while it had discussed a disposal plan with Mustang Renewable Power Ventures for its Ravena, N.Y., cement plant, there was never any agreement between the two companies.
Read MoreSt. Marys Cement has suspended manufacturing operations at its Dixon, Ill., plant, which will result in the loss of about two-thirds of its workforce, reported www.SaukValley.com.
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