Cemex announced that its El Carmen Conservation Program is celebrating 15 years of continued scientific research, habitat preservation and species restoration. With more than 140,000 hectares, the cross-border private conservation region between Mexico and the United States is one of the most biodiversity rich areas in North America and one of the five great wilderness ecosystems in the world, according…
Read MoreLafarge Canada Moves Forward with Alternative Fuel Plan
Lafarge Canada is commencing the next phase of a project to replace about 10 percent of the coal and coke the company uses with low-carbon alternatives, reported the Kingston Whig-Standard. In conjunction with Queen’s University researchers, the second phase of testing will look at the use of household goods, non-recyclable packaging, textiles, carpet, and disposable cups and lids, including beverage…
Read MoreBuzzi Unicem Plant Celebrates 100 Years
Buzzi Unicem USA’s Stockertown, Pa., plant is celebrating its centennial anniversary, reported The Morning Call. Although erected in 1906, the plant didn’t become operational until 1916 due to delayed construction, the result of the financial panic of 1907.
Read MoreCemex de Puerto Rico to Pay Nearly $300K for Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that Cemex de Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of Cemex, agreed to pay $291,722 in penalties, and implement enhanced safety measures at its three MSHA-regulated facilities in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreCement Sustainability Initiative Releases Water Accounting Guidance
The Cement Sustainability Initiative has capped a two-year effort to formalize accounting of water consumption and recycling in cement, concrete and aggregate production. The new 34-page Guidance on Good Practices for Water Accounting builds on Protocol for Water Reporting for the Cement Industry (2014) and Water Key Performance Indicators (2015).
Read MoreHeidelbergCement Completes Italcementi Acquisition
HeidelbergCement completed the acquisition of a 45 percent stake in Italcementi S.p.A. from Italmobiliare S.p.A. All conditions for the closing of the transaction have been fulfilled following the approval by the relevant competition authorities.
Read MoreLafarge, Cematrix Announce Joint Marketing Agreement
Cematrix Corp. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cematrix (Canada) Inc., entered into a joint marketing agreement with Lafarge Canada. The five-year agreement is for the joint development of cellular concrete markets throughout Canada to increase awareness of the construction challenges that can be solved by cellular concrete solutions, and thereby drive sales.
Read MoreApril Cement Shipments Remain Flat
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in April 2016 were about 7.7 million metric tons (Mt), essentially unchanged from sales in April 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in April were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama, in descending…
Read MoreCemex Celebrates Panama Canal Expansion
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. celebrated the inauguration of the Panama Canal expansion last month along with other suppliers and local dignitaries. The company supplied close to 1 million tons of specially developed cement for the expansion – considered the most important infrastructure project in the last 100 years.
Read MoreRoanoke Cement Hosts Rescue Challenge
Titan America subsidiary Roanoke Cement Co. hosted the “Monster High Line” challenge as part of Technical Rescue Association of Virginia’s Rescue Challenge 2016, reported The Roanoke Times. Teams participated in a technical rescue scenario at the company’s inactive quarry where an unconscious child was floating on an inner tube and the child’s father had fallen 50 ft. to a top…
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