Flexicon introduced a new weigh hopper with a fill/pass valve for dilute-phase pneumatic conveying systems. Suspended from three small-scale load cells, the gain-in-weight hopper delivers higher accuracy than loss-of-weight systems requiring higher-capacity load cells.
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More than 150 Exhibitors and Unprecedented Technical Content Highlight This Year’s Conference. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreFLSmidth obtained an order from OHL Industrial for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a cement plant with a capacity of 3,150 tons per day. The plant will be located in Rio Claro, Municipio de Sonson Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. The end client of the project is EcoCementos (Empresa Colombiana de Cementos S.A.S.), a company jointly owned by Cementos…
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St Marys Cement, a Votorantim Cimentos company, is taking part in a demonstration project that reveals how carbon dioxide waste can fuel the production of valuable raw materials.
Read MoreCementos Pacasmayo, a leading cement company serving the growing Peruvian construction industry, announced its consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 ended Dec. 31.
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Cemex USA is celebrating a new beginning with the official opening of its U.S. headquarters located at 10100 Katy Freeway in the Memorial City district of Houston. The new facility pays homage to its history in the cement and building materials industry through the office’s innovative design.
Read MoreResults of a 25-day noise monitoring study of the Lehigh Cement facility were shared during a Jan. 24 Cupertino, Calif., city council meeting, reported The Mercury News. City staff presented the council with findings from the study that was done continuously from Oct. 3-28, 2016, at two residential locations near the facility.
Read MoreOn Feb. 9 Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. and Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. priced their previously announced secondary offerings of 51,750,000 shares of common stock of GCC, currently owned by Cemex, at a price of 95 Mexican pesos ($4.63) per share, which includes 6,750,000 shares available to the underwriters of the offerings for overallotment and that may be…
Read MoreThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) praised the confirmation of Elaine Chao as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation by the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreSolano County District 2 Supervisor Monica Brown officially announced her opposition to the Vallejo Marine Terminal/Orcem project, reported the Vallejo Times-Herald. Brown directed a letter to Vallejo’s Planning Commission, which is tentatively scheduled to vote on Feb. 27, asking for the commission to reject the project.
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