Lafarge Canada announced a partnership with Dalhousie University researcher Dr. Mark Gibson that will allow low carbon fuel research to be tested on an industrial scale. Working under a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant, this initiative will research the adoption of low carbon fuels in the cement industry. The continuing partnership between Lafarge Canada…
Read MoreSt. Marys Cement Awarded $150M in Private Activity Bonds
Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approved St. Marys Cement’s inducement resolution, awarding approximately $150 million in private activity bonds for the expansion of the company’s Charlevoix plant, reported The Peninsula.
Read MoreCemex Receives Prestigious Preventico National Award
The National Insurance Institute (INS) of Costa Rica presented Cemex with the 2016 Preventico National Award in each of the program’s four categories. Cemex received gold in “Best Practices in Road Safety Management” and “100% Committed to Prevention (Manager of the Year)” categories as well as silver in the “Best Practices in Occupational Health & Safety” and “Corporate Companies with…
Read MoreJuly Cement Shipments Sees Double-Digit Drop
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in July 2016 were about 8.1 million metric tons (Mt), down by nearly 13 percent from sales in July 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Although sales in July have typically been less than those in June, in 2013 through 2015 July…
Read MoreCemex Recognized for Conservation Efforts
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) awarded the company with its highest recognition for conservation efforts in Mexico and the El Carmen ecological reserve.
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Project Nears Completion
McInnis Cement, in collaboration with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and other shareholders, announced that nearly 75 percent of the construction phase is completed for the Port-Daniel–Gascons cement plant. The cement plant will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim to Exit Chile with Sale of Cemento Polpaico
LafargeHolcim announced last month that it signed an agreement with investment firm Inversiones Caburga Limitada, part of the Hurtado Vicuña Group, for the divestment of its majority-held Chilean business Cemento Polpaico.
Read MoreCanadian Cement Industry Praises Government’s Commitment to Infrastructure
The Cement Association of Canada commended Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Fall Economic Statement for its tangible $81 billion commitment to infrastructure spending.
Read MorePCA, MSHA Renew Safety and Health Alliance
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) renewed for another three years an ongoing alliance aimed at fostering safer and more healthful working conditions in the cement industry. Originally established in November 2008, the agreement has enabled PCA and MSHA to provide information, education and training, and technical assistance to…
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Kicks Off Construction for Sainte-Catherine Terminal
In anticipation of the operation of its Port-Daniel–Gascons cement plant, McInnis Cement announced plans for the construction of one of its cement terminals that will be utilized to ensure the distribution of bulk cement to markets via their maritime services.
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