A controversial plan to allow Lafarge Canada’s Brookfield, Nova Scotia, cement plant to burn tires as fuel was issued industrial approval by the province’s environment department, reported the Ottawa Citizen. The company is allowed to conduct a one-year pilot project to incinerate tires at the plant, but must monitor air quality at regular intervals when the kiln is operating as well…
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HeidelbergCement Adjusts 2018 Outlook
HeidelbergCement announced that it made a new assessment of the current business year based on preliminary numbers for the third quarter 2018.
Read MoreWorld Cement Association Releases Plan to Tackle Climate Change
The World Cement Association (WCA) released its Climate Action Plan, which outlines measures to help association members develop climate protection strategies and develop best practices. The full details of the plan will be presented on Dec. 5 in London at the WCA World Cement Conference, in association with Intercem.
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Opens Bronx Terminal
New York City Council and community organization representatives joined McInnis Cement executives to celebrate the official opening of the producer’s 44,000-metric-ton capacity terminal in the Bronx – the first new industrial maritime project built on the South Bronx’s waterfront since the 1960s.
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Jump 9.4 Percent
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2018 were about 9.3 million metric tons (Mt), up by 9.4 percent from shipments in July 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled about 55.2 Mt, up by 3.8 percent from those for the…
Read MoreIEEE-IAS-CIC East Coast Subcommittee Announces Technical Conference
The IEEE-IAS-CIC East Coast Subcommittee 2018 Technical Conference will be held Oct. 25-26 at the Renaissance Hotel in Allentown, Pa. The program will provide plant personnel with timely technical information through workshops and presentations.
Read MorePCA Emphasizes Importance of Alternative Fuels Policy Reform
During a roundtable meeting with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) commended the progress the agency has made with their Smart Sectors program, while also calling for changes to its non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) policy. The cement industry is one of the 14 industries participating in the Smart Sectors program.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Completes Modernization of Weirton Cement Terminal
LafargeHolcim completed a multi-million-dollar modernization project that restored and expanded a cement terminal at its Weirton, W.Va., facility. The site, which had been inactive for 10 years, will now be used to store and distribute the company’s specialty well cements for the oil and gas industry in the Appalachian region.
Read MorePCA Applauds House Passage of FAA Reauthorization Act
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a five-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which includes provisions supported by the cement industry. PCA urged the U.S. Senate to pass the bill before FAA authorization expires on September 30th.
Read MoreGlobal Cement Consumption to Rise Slightly through 2023
Global cement consumption is projected to decline marginally to 4.05 billion tons in 2018, according to CW Research’s 2H2018 update of the Global Cement Volume Forecast Report. Following a sustained slowdown in Chinese cement demand, and given the Asian giant’s weight on the overall worldwide figure, global consumption is poised to record a slim rise of almost 1 percent per…
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