Lafarge Canada recently appointed Kate Strachan as plant manager of its Exshaw facility, Canada’s largest cement plant. Strachan is the first woman to hold the position in Exshaw’s more than 110-year history.
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Colacem Canada Plant Hearing Postponed
An Ontario Municipal Board hearing that was set to begin on September 4 and would hear appeals pertaining to a proposed Colacem Canada cement plant outside L’Orignal has been delayed indefinitely, reported The Review.
Read MoreGCCA Announces New Members, Affiliate
The membership of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) continues to grow with the addition of several new member companies from Europe, South America and Asia.
Read MoreCemex Receives CLADEA Award for Work in Colombia
Cemex announced that the Latin American Council of Management Schools (CLADEA in Spanish) from North University in Colombia recognized the company’s continued commitment to the economic and social development of the country.
Read MorePCA Announces Gleason Award Winners
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2018 John P. Gleason, Jr. Leadership Awards, honoring PCA members who have exhibited leadership in advancing industry programs and initiatives. Named after John “Jay” Gleason who served as PCA president from 1986 until his retirement in 2007, the awards are held as a distinguished honor by the cement industry.
Read MoreCement Shipments Plateau in June
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2018 were about 9.3 million metric tons (Mt), essentially unchanged from shipments in June 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through June totaled about 45.9 Mt, up by 2.8 percent from those for the same period in…
Read MoreGCCA Names Cement Director
The Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) announced the appointment of Claude Loréa as cement director, effective early November. She will be based at the association’s offices in London.
Read MoreHarbisonWalker Opens New Manufacturing Plant
HarbisonWalker International (HWI) officially marked a new chapter in the company’s more than 150 years of industry leadership with the grand opening of a state-of-the-art monolithic refractories manufacturing plant in South Point, Ohio.
Read MoreRoyal White Cement Joins WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced that Royal White Cement is the latest addition to its international membership, now spanning 38 countries. The company joins as a corporate member.
Read MoreWBCSD Announces Strategic Partnership with GCCA
A strategic partnership between the recently chartered Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is intended to facilitate sustainable development of the cement and concrete sectors and their value chains, while creating work program synergies benefitting both organizations’ members. Work carried out by the WBCSD-hosted Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) will be transferred to…
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