Christoph Beumelburg was named director of Group Communication & Investor Relations at HeidelbergCement. He will report to Dr. Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the managing board. The previous head of the function, Andreas Schaller, left to pursue opportunities outside of the organization.
Read MoreVallejo Marine Terminal, the development partner for a proposed Orcem Americas cement plant in in Vallejo, Calif., recently withdrew its appeal of a 2017 rejection by the city’s planning commission. According to city manager Greg Nyhoff, VMT’s withdrawal “effectively terminates the proposed project” as the company owned the site on which Orcem wanted to build the plant.
Read MoreInventys announced a project partnership with Lafarge Canada and Total, a major energy company, to develop and demonstrate the first full-cycle solution to capture and reuse CO₂ from a cement plant while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Project CO₂MENT will demonstrate and evaluate Inventys’ CO₂ capture system and a selection of CO₂ utilization technologies at Lafarge Canada’s Richmond, B.C., cement…
Read MoreThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the re-establishment of a Geotechnical Group supporting cement-based solutions for water resources to coincide with National Dam Safety Awareness Day (May 31), providing a boost to the technical support available for dam safety nationwide. PCA is the premier concrete resource providing guidance for dam safety officials to help address the complex and expensive problems…
Read MoreCemex announced it has successfully completed the deployment of its Cemex Go platform worldwide, setting the foundation for a higher standard of customer service in the global building materials industry. The digital solution automates order-to-cash workflows, enabling Cemex customers to purchase products, track deliveries and manage orders seamlessly in real time.
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When a global cement company was experiencing a high-pressure drop across the clinker cooler baghouse as well as ineffective cooling in the clinker cooler heat exchanger at one of its North American plants, it reached out to Scheuch for help. The customer was familiar with Scheuch EMC technology, as it utilized the technology at other plants globally, but previous to…
Read MoreCemex USA’s Clinchfield, Ga., plant recently earned ISO 14001:2015 Certification for its environmental management system (EMS), making the plant the first Cemex cement operation in the United States to reach the high achievement.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2019 Energy and Environment (E&E) Awards, recognizing outstanding environmental and community relations efforts that go above and beyond what is required. Submissions from plants across the U.S. were evaluated and recognized for environmental efforts completed in 2018.
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Lafarge Canada Inc. announced the appointment of David Redfern as chief executive officer of its Eastern Canada operations. With 25-plus years in construction materials, he succeeds Bruno Roux and transitions from the role of product line general manager for Western Canada Aggregates and the Greater Vancouver area.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2018 were 6.2 million metric tons (Mt), a slight decrease from shipments in December 2017, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments, including imports, for the full year totaled 97.7 Mt, an increase of 2.3% from those in 2017.
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