Source: Lafarge North America, Reston, Va. More than 400,000 hours of safe operation are being celebrated this week at Lafarge Canada aggregate sites in the Edmonton area (Andrew, Fort Saskatchewan, Onoway, Ponoka, Tommahawk) and at its precast concrete operation. These hours include work with industrial equipment such as conveyors, cranes, crushers, high-stressed cable and 50-ton loaders, all of which require…
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Cement Totals—September 2011
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 7.0 million mt in September 2011, according to the USGS. This was 3.0 percent higher compared with shipments for September 2010. Total shipments for the year through September were approximately 53.8 million mt, slightly higher compared to the…
Read MoreCemex, Venezuela sign agreement nationalization compensation
Source: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico Cemex reported recently that it has reached an agreement, through its Dutch subsidiaries, with the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its public entity Corporación Socialista del Cemento, S.A., contemplating the payment to Cemex of US$600 million as compensation for the nationalization of Cemex Venezuela, S.A.C.A. Additionally, the agreement contemplates the…
Read MoreHydraulic cement demand to reach 4.3 million mt worldwide in 2015
Source: The Freedonia Group, Inc., Cleveland Global demand for hydraulic cement is forecast to rise 5.3 percent per year to 4.3 billion metric tons in 2015, valued at $335 billion, says World Cement, a new study from industry research firm The Freedonia Group.
Read MoreCanadian cement consumption to decline
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. According to a recent report by PCA Market Intelligence, the typical economic growth supporters of employment and energy sector investment have not translated into Canadian cement demand this year, and a 0.8 percent decline in consumption is forecast for 2011, followed by a moderate rebound of a 1.2 percent in 2012.
Read MoreCanadian construction to outperform U.S. counterpart in 2011, 2012
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic In 2011, Canada’s real GDP is expected to increase 2.1 percent, compared to a 1.6 percent increase in the United States, while next year, the Canadian economy is expected to grow 2.4 percent versus a 2.2 percent gain in the U.S., according to McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic’s 2012 outlook for the Canadian construction market.
Read MorePCA Board elects slate of directors
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. The PCA Board of Directors elected officers and a new slate of directors for the coming year at its Annual Meeting on November 15. Aris Papadopoulos (Titan America), was re-elected to serve as chairman of the Board and Sylvain Garnaud (Lafarge North America) as vice chairman of the Board.
Read MoreForecast puts robust cement consumption off until 2014
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Job creation is key to improving many economic indicators, and its reduction translates into a longer wait for the construction and cement recovery.
Read MoreLafarge reorganizes management structure by country rather than product line
Source: Lafarge Group, Paris With a new focus meant to make the company more agile and responsive, Lafarge Group leadership has decided to focus on its markets and its clients, hopefully resulting in accelerating the group’s development and profitability.
Read MoreFour Buzzi plants receive Energy Star recognition
Source: Buzzi Unicem USA, Bethlehem, Pa. Buzzi Unicem USA recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded four of its plants the Energy Star label for their superior energy performance.
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