Optimize Belt Cleaner Tension to Maximize Performance and Life and Achieve Cleaner, Safer, More Productive Conveying By Mark S. Kuhar Given the number of conveyor-related accidents that occur during routine maintenance and cleanup, every bulk material handler has a vested interest in technologies to help reduce hazards and prevent injuries.
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More than 60 Cemex USA customers and employees pushed the limits of their minds and bodies during the company’s annual 25-mile rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Lehigh Cement Co. and Argos USA have settled alleged Clean Air Act violations at a portland cement manufacturing facility in Martinsburg, W.Va.
Read MoreThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) announced that it has added four cement companies to its growing global membership base, which now totals 36 member companies. The new members are Corporacion Moctezuma S.A.B. de C.V. of Mexico; Unión Andina de Cementos S.A.A (UNACEM) of Peru; JSW Cement of India; and West China Cement of China.
Read MoreCemex USA announced it has received the 2019 EPA Energy Star Partner of the Year Award for its outstanding efforts in energy management, highlighting the company’s longstanding commitment to sustainability.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of the 2019 Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards, which recognize outstanding safety performance in the manufacturing of portland cement. Presented at the 3rd Annual Cement and Concrete Fly-In event in Washington, D.C., the nine winners were selected from 98 cement facilities across the country.
Read MoreMichael McSweeney, president and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada, released the following statement in response to a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that identifies serious gaps in the way carbon is being measured.
Read MoreGrupo Cementos de Chihuahua’s (GCC) Pueblo, Colo., cement plant recently received Energy Star certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of its superior energy performance, reported The Pueblo Chieftain. The plant is the state’s only 2018 Energy Star certified manufacturing plant.
Read MoreCemex, S.A.B. de C.V. published its 2018 Integrated Report “Building a Stronger Cemex,” which includes a complete analysis of the company’s strategic vision, operational performance, corporate governance, and value creation at a global level. The report also highlight’s Cemex’s new 2030 Sustainability Ambitions.
Read MoreTotal shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2018 were 7.78 million metric tons (Mt), a decrease of 5.3 percent from shipments in November, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through November totaled about 91.5 Mt, an increase of 2.6 percent from those for the same…
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