A fire broke out on April 12 at the alternative fuels system in the Holcim US Whitehall cement plant in Whitehall Township, Pa., reported local media. Firefighters aided by a fire suppression system quickly brought the fire under control.
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CalPortland plans to fully convert its Mojave cement plant, located 75 miles north of the Los Angeles Basin, to Advancement HS, a blended portland-limestone cement (PLC).
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Marking a big shift in helping to reduce CO2 emissions in construction across Western Canada, Lafarge Canada’s Richmond plant will manufacture only OneCem, the company’s lower carbon portland-limestone cement, for use in materials across British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
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Titan America is constructing a new 70,000-ton dome at its existing Roanoke Cement Co. import terminal located in Chesapeake, Va., to meet growing demand for its products in the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Quebec Labor Minister Jean Boulet is calling for a 10-month lockout at Ash Grove Cement’s plant in Joliette to end, reported the Montreal Gazette. He invited the employer and Unifor union to “concentrate their efforts at the negotiation table with a conciliator.”
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CEMEX signed an agreement with 3M in Panama to process their industrial waste, expanding the company’s pioneering use of alternative fuels. The collaboration aligns with CEMEX’s Future in Action strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to a circular economy.
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Cement Association of Canada (CAC) President and CEO Adam Auer released the following statement in response to Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget:
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2022 were an estimated 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in January 2021, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in January were, in descending order, Texas, California,…
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The Plibrico Co., a leading supplier of monolithic refractories and installation services, announced Tony Olszewski as its new vice president of sales. He will be responsible for aligning sales strategy and objectives with Plibrico’s customer-centric development and corporate goals.
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The technical staff with Brazil’s antitrust watchdog CADE approved steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) acquisition of Holcim’s local business with no restriction, reported Reuters.
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