The professional committees of the World Cement Association (WCA) announced their goals for the new year at the association’s general assembly meeting last month.
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Charah Solutions Enters 12-Year Contract with Dominion Energy
Charah Solutions Inc. secured a marketing contract by Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Energy for the beneficiation and utilization of up to 8.1 million tons of reclaimed ponded coal ash at its Chesterfield Power Station in Chester, Va.
Read MoreCEMEX USA Focuses on Safety Skills
CEMEX USA is beginning the new year, renewing its commitment to Zero4Life by holding Safety Week 2021, its annual company-wide initiative designed to get employees laser-focused on the company’s first core value, Health & Safety.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Inks $3.4 Billion Deal for Firestone Building Products
LafargeHolcim projects a second quarter closing on a $3.4 billion deal for Nashville-based Firestone Building Products (FBP), the largest acquisition in the company’s five-year history and one stretching well beyond its core production competencies.
Read MoreCountry Report: Uruguay
By Mauro Nogarin According to the information published in the new report by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), in the second quarter of 2020, economic activity showed a very significant deterioration, registering a fall of 10.6% compared to the same period of 2019. This data constitutes the largest drop in quarterly national GDP since 1997.
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Why Water-Cooled Motors Are A Good Option To Boost Cement Plant Profitability. By Charles Blankenship and Len Eros
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After A Year Like No Other, What’s In Store For The Global Cement Industry This Year? By Jonathan Rowland
Read MorePlibrico Makes Two Additions to Team
The Plibrico Co., a global leader in monolithic refractory technology, announced the appointment of two new additions to its team. Eric Downing joins as branch manager of the company’s Florida and Georgia locations, and Scott Forster joins as project manager at the Buffalo, N.Y., location.
Read MoreSt Marys Cement, McInnis Cement Pursue Joint Venture
The parent companies of St. Marys Cement and McInnis Cement plan to combine their production and distribution assets serving Canada and United States markets from the Atlantic seaboard to the Great Lakes. The joint venture is expected to significantly strengthen the strategic positioning of the combined operations through increased cement production capacity, presently 7.4 million tonnes; operational efficiencies; and an…
Read MoreCaribbean Cement, Union Reach Labor Agreement
Caribbean Cement Co. has signed a new retroactive three-year collective labor agreement with the Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) for the company’s unionized workers at its Rockfort Plant in Kingston, Jamaica, reported the Jamaica Observer.
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