Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 ended Sept. 30, 2015. The quarter included quarterly revenues of $329.0 million, up 16 percent, compared to the prior-year period, as well as record cement earnings of $48.6 million, up 26 percent.
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Caribbean Cement Releases Third Quarter Results
In a robust third quarter for Caribbean Cement Co., the producer reported an eightfold growth of $617 million that was fueled by stronger sales and lower production costs, as well as a more manageable debt load, according to The Gleaner.
Read MoreCementos Argos Contributes to Development of Community Park
With the intention of contributing to the creation of community spaces that stimulate integration, healthy co-existence and development in Sogamoso, Colombia, Cementos Argos built a park in the Gustavo Jiménez neighborhood that will benefit more than 3,000 people of the area.
Read MoreCemex Data Center Recognized for Energy Efficiency
Cemex announced that its data center, located in Monterrey, Mexico, was awarded the Certified Energy Efficient Datacenter (CEEDA) Gold Certification – the highest recognition for energy efficiency strategy in the datacenter industry. It is the first CEEDA Enterprise Gold Certified company in the Americas and only the fifth to merit this recognition in the world.
Read MoreEPA, Cemex Puerto Rico Settle Air Pollution Case
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Cemex de Puerto Rico Inc. will spend an estimated $1.7 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions of nitrogen oxides, pollutants that can lead to respiratory illnesses. In addition, the company will pay a $160,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Ron Wirahadiraksa, executive vice president and CFO of Philips, will join LafargeHolcim as its chief financial officer and executive committee member, effective Dec. 1. He will succeed CFO Thomas Aebischer, who is pursuing new opportunities outside of LafargeHolcim.
Read MoreLafarge’s Brookfield Plant Celebrates 50 Years
New Clean Air Rules Affect Texas Cement Makers
A new report by a coalition of local governments claimed that if the Austin, Texas, area runs afoul of new federal clean air standards, the region’s economy could suffer tens of billions of dollars in losses over the next three decades, reported the Austin American-Statesman.
Read MoreCommunity Invited to Discuss Cemex Permit Renewal
Florida environmental regulators are preparing to temporarily renew the air operation permit for Cemex’s Brooksville South cement plant, and residents are protesting, reported the Tampa Bay Times.
Read MoreUCLA: New Technique Could Make Cement Manufacturing Carbon-Neutral
The University of California, Los Angeles announced that scientist Gaurav Sant of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA recently completed research that could eventually lead to methods of cement production that give off no carbon dioxide.
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