The World Cement Association (WCA) announced that its fourth annual conference will take place virtually this month. The Oct. 20-21 event will bring together global leaders and experts from the cement and wider hard-to-abate sector to showcase and discuss the work and progress the industry has made toward decarbonization, and what is needed in the years ahead. “This year’s conference…
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Ready Mix USA, a CEMEX USA company, earned five awards from the Tennessee Concrete Association (TCA) for outstanding environmental performance and contributions to projects across the state.
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $5 million in funding to Chart Industries’ Sustainable Energy Solutions to design, build, commission and operate an engineering-scale Cryogenic Carbon Capture (CCC) process at Central Plains Cement Co.’s cement plant in Sugar Creek, Mo.
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The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) named Jan Jenisch, CEO of Holcim, as president, effective immediately. He succeeds Albert Manifold, CEO of CRH.
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Continental Cement Co., a subsidiary of Summit Materials, joined an ambitious journey to achieving carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by 2050 by signing onto the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2021 were an estimated 9.6 million metric tons (Mt), a 2.3% decrease from shipments in July 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through July totaled an estimated 60.0 Mt, a 3.9% increase from those for…
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CEMEX USA invested more than $8 million to improve two cement terminals in Florida, enhancing its supply chain network to efficiently meet high demand for cement in the region.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, a strategic plan that outlines opportunities and actions to reach the ambitious goal throughout the industry’s value chain by 2050.
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Martin Marietta Materials successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of Lehigh Hanson’s West Region business for $2.3 billion in cash.
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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated CEMEX’s 2030 global carbon emissions targets – a key component of the company’s Future in Action program.
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