The McInnis Cement board of directors announced the appointment of Baudouin Nizet to the position of president and chief executive officer of the company, effective immediately. Nizet succeeds Jean Moreau, who served as the interim president and CEO since August 2018.
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GCC Announces U.S. Division Organizational Changes
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced the appointment of former Lafarge Canada president and CEO Bob Cartmel as vice president of U.S. ready mix and Doug Roark as vice president of U.S. cement operations.
Read MoreCarbon Capture Feasibility Study Begins at LafargeHolcim Plant
LafargeHolcim will conduct a joint study with Svante Inc., Total and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, to assess the viability and design of a commercial-scale carbon-capture facility at its Florence, Colo., cement plant. The study will evaluate the cost of the facility designed to capture up to 725,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year directly…
Read MoreNational Cement Obtains Approval for $250M Kiln Expansion
The Town of Ragland (Ala.) and the St. Clair County Commission both approved National Cement Co. of Alabama’s application and incentives for a $250 million kiln expansion project at its Ragland production plant.
Read MoreCement Demand Increases in Latin America
In Latin America, from January to October 2019, cement consumption recorded an increase in select markets, according to CW Research’s Cement Country Market Data . While cement demand declined in Argentina, it rose in Brazil and Colombia.
Read MoreSBTi Validates LafargeHolcim’s Carbon Emission Targets
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated LafargeHolcim’s targets to reduce its global carbon emissions. According to SBTi, LafargeHolcim’s targets are adequate and consistent with the global effort to keep temperatures below the 2° C threshold as agreed at the COP21 world climate conference in Paris.
Read MoreWCA Sets Priorities for New Year
The World Cement Association (WCA) recently held its final board meeting of the year in Dubai, UAE, taking the opportunity to review progress made so far and set priorities for 2020 and beyond.
Read MoreGebr. Pfeiffer Appoints Burden President of U.S. Office
Gebr. Pfeiffer announced the appointment of Timothy Burden as president of its U.S. subsidiary Gebr. Pfeiffer Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Read MorePath to Carbon Neutrality in Industry Focus at COP25
Four leading experts explored the pathway to carbon neutrality in the cement and concrete industry at a side event to COP25 in Madrid.
Read MoreSeptember Cement Shipments Jump 13%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2019 were 9.4 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 13% from shipments in September 2018, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled 76.3 Mt, an increase of 3.6% from those for the same…
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