Source: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex has been named by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) as the best Latin American company in terms of climate change data disclosure and one of the top ten in overall carbon emissions performance.
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Lafarge details Biodiversity Guidance for Wildlife Habitat Council
Source: Lafarge North America, Chicago Addressing the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 24th Annual Symposium in Baltimore, Lafarge Goup V.P. of Environment and Public Affairs Jim Rushworth presented the company’s world-wide work on biodiversity with a special focus on a new World Wildlife Federation (WWF) partnership.
Read MoreAutomation & Energy Conference to debut in Atlanta
Source: Mining Media Inc., Denver Cement Americas is joining Concrete Products and Rock Products magazines behind the Automation & Energy Conference (A+E), premiering November 19-21, 2013, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
Read MoreCement Totals—August 2012
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 8.2 million mt in August 2012, according to the USGS. This was about 3.0 percent higher compared with shipments for August 2011. Shipments for the year through August were 52.6 million mt, up about 12 percent for the same…
Read MoreLead construction economist sees 6 percent growth in 2013
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York According to McGraw-Hill Construction’s report, 2013 Dodge Construction Outlook, total U.S. construction starts for 2013 will rise 6 percent to $483.7 billion, slightly higher than the 5 percent increase to $458 billion estimated for 2012. The forecast was presented at McGraw-Hill Construction’s recent 74th annual Outlook Executive Conference in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreConsumer confidence spurs new-home demand to level of pre-mortgage market meltdown
Source: National Association of Home Builders, Washington, D.C. Nationwide production and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. A 15 percent gain brought the pace of new housing construction to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 872,000 units,…
Read MoreAutomation & Energy Conference to debut in Atlanta
Source: Mining Media Inc., Denver Cement Americas is joining Concrete Products and Rock Products magazines behind the Automation & Energy Conference (A+E), premiering November 19-21, 2013, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.
Read MoreCemex USA commissions 1-MW wind turbine at Calif. quarry
Source: Cemex USA, Houston Cemex is pleased to announce the commissioning of a 1-megawatt (MW) wind turbine at its quarry located in Madison, Calif. The turbine is one of three renewable energy projects Cemex will soon bring online in California. Cemex is planning to bring two additional wind power projects online later this year at its facility in Victorville, Calif.,…
Read MoreFive Holcim (US) plants receive EPA’s 2012 Energy Star
Source: Holcim (US) Inc., Waltham, Mass. Holcim (US) announced recently that five of its plants have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) prestigious Energy Star. The plants given this honor were: Theodore in Theodore, Ala.; Ste. Genevieve in Bloomsdale, Mo.; Holly Hill in Holly Hill, S.C.; Portland in Florence, Colo.; and Devil’s Slide in Morgan, Utah.
Read MoreAsh Grove announces sales team promotions
Source: Ash Grove Cement Co., Overland Park, Kan. Ash Grove Cement Company recenetly announced promotions in its sales leadership teams, according to Ash Grove Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Charlie Sunderland. The promotions are effective Jan. 1, 2013.
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