Amrize recently commissioned the production expansion of its cement plant in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., North America’s largest and market-leading cement plant.
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Supplementary Cementitious Material Shipments Eclipse 20 Million Tons
Companies mining and processing the top three classes of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) in concrete mixtures reached a new watermark in 2024, while also forging ahead with site or plant development projects, yielding significant capacity increases by 2030.
Read MoreCement Producers Outpace ACA Roadmap Carbon Benchmarks
The American Cement Association confirmed producer member adherence to Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality goals in an early-December industry and media briefing, stressing U.S. cement companies’ two leading trajectories: upward carbon dioxide (CO2) or CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions avoidance and downward carbon intensity per metric ton of material shipped. ACA President and CEO Mike Ireland opened the briefing, themed “Construction Materials Carbon Progress” and…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Jump 7.1%
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2025 were an estimated 9.99 million metric tons (Mt), a 7.1% increase from shipments in July 2024, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 57.0 Mt, a 3.3% decrease from those for the…
Read MoreBrimstone Enters ‘Fourth Great Refinery’ Era
After years of developing its patented Rock Refinery in stealth, Brimstone announced plans to co-produce steel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium and other critical minerals, in addition to its previously announced products of portland cement, smelter grade alumina and supplementary cementitious materials (SCM).
Read MoreMetso Adds Pittsburgh Hub
Metso celebrated the opening of its new Pittsburgh office on Dec. 9, marking an important move to enhance its bulk material handling and port solutions engineering capabilities and strengthen customer proximity in North America. The new office underscores Metso’s commitment to delivering exceptional customer service and technical support in the region.
Read MoreSublime Systems Pauses Holyoke Plant Project
Sublime Systems is pausing work on its planned Holyoke, Mass., low-carbon cement plant and cutting its workforce by 10% after the Trump administration canceled an $87 million grant, reported the Greenfield Recorder.
Read MoreUSGS: Cement Production Rises in Third Quarter
Portland (including blended) cement consumption was estimated to have increased by 4% in the third quarter of 2025 compared with that of the third quarter of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS.)
Read MoreCarbonBuilt’s Reversa Cement Substitute Being Used at Block Plant
CarbonBuilt, developer of proprietary Reversa mix designs and curing processes lowering the level of carbon dioxide emissions associated with conventional concrete masonry units, is producing block at a wholly owned, Danielson, Conn., operation. Ratings gleaned from the Building Transparency EC3 (Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator) indicate the block have the lowest carbon factor of any U.S.-molded CMU.
Read MoreGCCA Releases New Report on Industry’s Global Decarbonization Effort
The extensive decarbonization work being carried out by the global cement and concrete industry to cut CO₂emissions is set out in a new Global Cement and Concrete Association report launched at COP30 in Brazil.
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