A recent solidarity event showed that members of the United Steelworkers Local 11-205 supported the Union Bargaining Committee’s decision to reject a contract proposal from Continental Cement, reported The Courier Post.
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Holcim US entered into its first virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) linked to renewable energy generation. Through the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) agreement at least 38% of the company’s total power consumption at all of its Texas production facilities will be from renewable energy generated at a large wind farm in Coke County.
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland announced the successful completion of several experiments with different feedstocks of its electrically heated rotary kiln.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2022 were an estimated 10.3 million metric tons (Mt), a 5.7% increase from shipments in September 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 83.2 Mt, an increase of 4.1% from those…
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the election of Filiberto Ruiz as the chair of its board of directors. Ruiz is the president and CEO at Votorantim Cimentos North America and has served the last two years as vice chair to outgoing chairman Ron Henley, president and CEO of GCC of America.
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BinCloud, a turnkey system hosted by BinMaster, allows users to access inventory data stored in the cloud from a phone, tablet or PC via the internet. It decreases dependency on local IT resources and eliminates the need for storing data and managing servers, according to the company.
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CEMEX will implement hydrogen injection technology at four of its cement plants in Mexico to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
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Purebase Corp. is working toward a definitive agreement with Fortera Corp. that sets forth the terms of a collaboration to design, construct and operate a commercial facility at its headquarters in Ione, Calif.
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Votorantim Cimentos revised its decarbonization targets to 475 kg of CO2 per tonne of cement by 2030. Its new global target is 8.7% lower than the one previously announced as part of its 2030 Sustainability Commitments.
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Martin Engineering announced a factory-direct replacement program to deliver freshly-molded polyurethane cleaner blades for conveyor belts. Custom-fitted on-site and installed free of charge, customers pay only for the replacement blades.
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