As part of its commitment to sustainability, Argos is converting production and distribution to portland-limestone cement (PLC) at its Roberta plant (Calera, Ala.) and Wilmington, Statesville and Durham terminals in North Carolina by the end of the second quarter of 2022.
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Following the announcement by the Biden-Harris administration on actions impacting the industrial sector, Portland Cement Association (PCA) President and CEO Michael Ireland released the following statement:
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The Lehigh Cement plant in Mason City, Iowa, welcomed Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa-04) last month for a visit and plant tour. Rep. Feenstra and his district staff spent valuable time visiting with employees and learned a great deal about the role Lehigh Cement plays in the regional economy in the growing Midwest.
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The Maryland Department of the Environment (DOE) has secured an enforcement action against the Holcim cement plant in Hagerstown for alleged violations of clean air regulations.
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Argos, the cement company of Grupo Argos, received the Gold Class distinction in S&P Global’s 2022 Sustainability Yearbook for promoting and implementing excellent environmental, social and corporate governance practices.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2021 were an estimated 9.4 million metric tons (Mt), a 9.2% increase from shipments in November 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through November totaled an estimated 99.1 Mt, a 4.0% increase from those for…
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GCC, a supplier and producer of cement and concrete in the United States and Mexico, announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021.
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In a significant step toward developing fully solar-driven cement plants, CEMEX and Synhelion have successfully produced the world’s first solar clinker.
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Lehigh Cement, HeidelbergCement’s North American subsidiary, and Enbridge Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a carbon storage project for Lehigh’s cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Caltrans approved the use of low-carbon cement to help reduce the carbon footprint of California’s transportation system. Switching to portland-limestone cement (PLC) has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 28,000 tpy – the equivalent of removing more than 6,000 cars off the road.
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