A proposal granting Mitsubishi Cement Corp. permission to build a 128-acre quarry and a 1.8-mile road on public land in the San Bernardino National Forest is being criticized by the Center for Biological Diversity, reported the San Bernardino County Sun.
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Cement Conference Announces 2017 Dates
The 59th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held May 21-25 at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Read MoreTrinidad Cement Board to Shareholders: Reject Cemex Offer
The Trinidad Cement Ltd. (TCL) board of directors is urging shareholders to reject an offer and takeover bid by Cemex through its indirect subsidiary Sierra Trading, reported The Jamaica Gleaner. The offer is aimed at raising Cemex’s stake in the Caribbean company from 39.5 percent to 74.9 percent for $89 million.
Read MoreMSHA Releases Fatal Accident Report on Slurry Tank Fall
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) released a report on the May 10, 2016, fatal accident at Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Midlothian, Texas, operation.
Read MoreASTM C01 Honors Consumers Concrete CEO
Bruce Blair, president and CEO of Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Consumers Concrete Corp., received the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM International Committee on Cement (C01).
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Helps Drive Shift to Energy-Efficient Buildings
Under the umbrella of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), key players in the construction sector such as LafargeHolcim, United Technologies, Siemens and Skanska, are joining forces in the Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) program. EEB is a business-led, cross-sectoral initiative bringing together public and private sector leaders in local markets to understand key market barriers at local…
Read MoreAsh Grove Announces Intern Scholarship Recipients
Ash Grove Cement Co. announced that Baili Connors and Brandon Bell were selected to receive its annual intern scholarship. Connors interned at the company’s Overland Park, Kan., technical center and is studying chemistry, math and statistics at Montana Tech. Bell interned for Ash Grove at its Chanute, Kan., cement plant and is studying industrial engineering at Kansas State University.
Read MorePCA Revises Cement Consumption Forecasts
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. The association also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election…
Read MorePCA Elects 2017 Board of Directors Leadership
CalPortland Co. CEO Allen Hamblen and Continental Cement Co. President Tom Beck were elected 2017 chairman and vice chairman of the Portland Cement Association (PCA) board of directors. Hamblen takes over PCA board chairmanship from John Stull, CEO of U.S. Cement for LafargeHolcim.
Read MoreElementia Completes Acquisition of Giant Cement
Elementia, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that its board of directors gave final approval to complete the acquisition of a 55 percent stake and full control of Giant Cement Holding Inc. from Cementos Portland Valderrivas S.A. for $220 million.
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