Texas state Rep. Shelley Luther (R-District 62) is backing legislation that would protect Grayson County, Texas, residents and businesses from nearby cement manufacturing. Texas Senate Bill 1758 would block a proposed 600-acre Black Mountain Cement plant and limestone quarry in Dorchester.
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Progressive Planet announced up to $4,636,468 in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada to support the construction of a pilot plant in Kamloops, B.C., to produce PozGlass – a low-carbon supplementary cementitious material (SCM) derived from post-consumer glass.
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Bridgesource, a subsidiary of the Clyde Companies, held a public meeting late last month about a proposed cement plant on the Lewis Ranch property in Moapa Valley, Nev.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2024 were an estimated 6.75 million metric tons (Mt), a 6.7% decrease from shipments in December 2023, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through December totaled an estimated 103 Mt, a 5.7% decrease from those in…
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Cemex celebrated the 25th anniversary of its El Carmen Nature Reserve, located between Mexico and the United States, reaffirming its commitment to scientific research, habitat and species conservation and restoration.
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Canada has committed to finalizing negotiations on a contribution agreement for the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project at Heidelberg Materials North America’s cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta.
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California Resources Corp. and its carbon management business, Carbon TerraVault, signed a memorandum of understanding with National Cement Company of California to provide carbon management services for its “Lebec Net Zero” initiative.
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In response to the Trump administration’s imposition of 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Mike Ireland, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), released the following statement:
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The principals of S&E Innovative Technologies Inc. and Kenrich Petrochemicals LLC, Salvatore J. and Erika G. Monte, have secured a patent protecting a surface modification method where titanium chemistry, uniformly applied to Portland cement particles in atomic monolayers, yields a concrete binder imparting higher compressive strength at up to one-third lower than normal water-cement ratios to equal slump.
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Heidelberg Materials North America marked a significant milestone at its Mitchell, Ind., carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with test well drilling beginning last month.
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