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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.

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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,…

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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.

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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.,…

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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.

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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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Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. PCA and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration renewed an alliance designed to foster safer and more healthful working conditions in the cement industry. Originally signed in 2008, the agreement allows PCA and MSHA to combine resources and expertise to provide cement industry personnel with information, guidance and access to…

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Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were 7.3 million mt in July 2012, according to the USGS. This was about 7.0 percent higher compared with shipments for July 2011. Shipments for the year through July were 44.4 million mt, up about 14 percent for the same…

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After large-scale floods destroyed vital Iowa infrastructure in 2011, Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Louisville, Neb., plant stepped up production to meet the demand of several large-scale reconstruction projects. The company supplied cement for the reconstruction of Interstate 680 and the Keg Creek Bridge replacement on US Highway 6, east of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Both projects won recognition in the America’s…

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Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced recently that it has successfully completed the previously announced refinancing of its financing agreement, dated as of August 14, 2009, as amended. Fernando Gonzalez, executive vice president of Finance and Administration of Cemex, stated “Cemex is pleased to have accomplished this significant milestone, with support from over 55 banks and institutions. We intend to continue…

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