Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York City A new 12-month leading indicator of nonresidential building spending, the Dodge Momentum Index will be available monthly for material and product interests; architectural, engineering and construction professionals; and, economist and Wall Street analysts.
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Carbon footprint calculator helps Cemex advance sustainability goals
Source: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex announced recently significant progress in key indicators related to sustainable construction, the company’s carbon strategy, environmental and biodiversity management, workplace safety and its contribution to provide affordable housing and infrastructure to communities around the world.
Read MoreArgentina’s Loma Negra facility awards Loesche mill contract
Source: Loesche, Düsseldorf, Germany The Loma Negra cement factory Barker is situated close to city of Tandil in the province Buenos Aires in Argentina. For its Barker Coal-InterCement project, Loma Negra Cia. Ind. Argentina S.A. has signed an order for a vertical roller mill type Loesche LM 35.3 D. The objective of this project is the substitution of natural gas…
Read MoreCement Totals – February 2012
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 4.7 million mt in February 2012, according to the USGS. This was almost 29 perfect higher compared with shipments for February 2011. Shipments for the year through February were 9.3 million mt, up about 26 percent for the same…
Read MoreLafarge North America headquarters shift: Dulles to O’Hare
A state incentive package valued at $6.3 million over 10 years, coupled with skilled-workforce availability and the prospect of closer proximity to a larger portion of its customers, has compelled Lafarge North America to move its northern Virginia headquarters to a location near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 4.6 million mt in January 2012, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This was nearly 25% higher compared with shipments for January 2011, and continued to reflect mild winter weather conditions and a trend of increased consumption that began in May 2011.
Read MoreTXI Package Products deal nets Bonsal American five Texas bagging plants
Oldcastle’s Bonsal American, Inc., business (based in Charlotte, N.C.) has acquired the TXI Package Products unit of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Texas Industries, Inc. The transaction spans five plants specializing in dry mix concrete and other packaged products located around Texas’ three major markets: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Austin/San Antonio.
Read MoreTitan subsidiary acquires air quality permit for North Carolina cement plant
Officials from Carolinas Cement Co., Wilmington, N.C., announced recently that parent company Titan America LLC was issued an air quality permit from the Division of Air Quality (DAQ) of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) to construct a proposed 2.4 million-tpy-capacity cement plant in Castle Hayne. The permit issuance comes after four years of technical review…
Read MoreCement Totals – December & Year-End 2011
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 4.8 million mt in December 2011, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This was 16% higher compared with shipments for December 2010. Total shipments for 2011 were approximately 72.2 million mt, up 3.0% compared to year-end 2010.
Read MoreCongressional leaders join Rally for Roads
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. John Mica (R-FL) and Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) were among 10 bipartisan members of Congress who convened with transportation construction interests at the second annual Rally for Roads: Make Transportation Job #1 in Washington, D.C.
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