Ecuador Industry Minister Ramiro Gonzalez announced that Cementos Yura, owned by Peruvian conglomerate Gloria Group, will invest $230 million for the construction of a new clinker production line at Union Cementera Nacional’s Riobamba plant, reported Ecuadorian newspaper, El Telégrafo.
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CRH Confirms Interest in Lafarge, Holcim Assets
CRH Plc is among suitors for certain assets Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge SA have bundled for sale, thereby advancing a merger the producers hope to complete by mid-year. Assets on the table include Holcim Canada Inc. and a host of overseas cement, concrete and aggregate businesses.
Read MoreBody Found After Cement Silo Collapse
After more than three days of searching, firefighters found the body of a worker who was missing after a full cement silo collapsed in Bristol Township, Pa., reported The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Read MoreVotorantim Presents $130m Plan to Modernize Plant
A $130 million plan to upgrade and modernize Votorantim’s Great Lakes cement production could materialize in Charlevoix, Mich., reported the Boyne City Gazette.
Read MorePCA Appoints Government Affairs VP
The Portland Cement Association named A. Todd Johnston as vice president for government affairs, effective Jan. 19, 2015. Based in the association’s Washington office, he will represent PCA and its members with the federal government.
Read MoreOctober Cement Shipments Up 10 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in October 2014 were 9.6 million metric tons (Mt), up by 10 percent from the level in October 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through October were 75.8 Mt, up by 8 percent from the same period in…
Read MoreStudy Reveals Key to Longevity of Roman Architecture
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has made a key discovery to understanding the incredible strength and longevity of ancient Roman architecture. An international team of researchers analyzed the chemical composition of the volcanic ash-lime mortar used in the masonry of Roman architecture, and discovered that particular chemical reactions between its components give them…
Read MoreThyssenKrupp Lands McInnis Cement Plant Contract
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (USA) Inc. and McInnis Cement announced a sales/purchase agreement valued at $129.16 million ($150 million CAD) for the manufacturing and supply by ThyssenKrupp of a complete cement production line.
Read MoreCAC Praises Ontario Government’s Low-Carbon Fuel Proposal
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) applauded news that Premier Kathleen Wynne and Environment Minister Glen Murray are proposing new regulations to help Ontario’s energy-intensive industries reduce their reliance on coal and their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By 2020, CAC projects that this simple regulatory change will lead to an annual reduction of up to 400,000 tonnes of direct CO2…
Read MoreMichigan State Rep: McInnis Cement Proposal Warrants U.S. Review
State Rep. Peter Pettalia (R-Mich.) has requested that a Canadian government loan and other public resource investments to aid construction of the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Québec be reviewed for World Trade Organization rules compliance.
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