Over the next 20 years, Lehigh Southwest Cement’s historic mining site near Cupertino, Calif., will be restored to its natural state. During that time, the company and Santa Clara County Planning Commission will meet once a year to check progress at the site, according to the San Jose Mercury News.

Cemtrex Inc. has announced an increased level of inquiries in its emission monitors from cement companies.

ANH Refractories Co. has named Stephen M. Delo as chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Gabriel Faimann, the company’s former Interim CEO, who has left to pursue other career opportunities.

The U.K.-based materials technology group Ceram is changing its name to Lucideon, effective Feb. 1. The name has been introduced to reflect the group’s expanding portfolio, bringing together its acquired businesses under one identity.

In the first of a two-part white paper series, Solidia Technologies details the chemical properties, manufacture and performance qualities of a sustainable cement that, combined with its concrete counterpart, can reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete products up to 70 percent. Made from the same raw materials and equipment as traditional, ordinary portland cement, Solidia Cement is adaptable…

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) granted a tentative approval to a proposed conveyor belt transportation system that would move limestone from a New Windsor quarry to the Lehigh Cement Co. plant in Union Bridge, according to the Carroll County Times.

Caribbean Cement Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the TCL Group, announced an agreement to supply 100,000 tons of clinker to Venezuela from December 2013 to April 2014, according to local news sources. The arrangement was facilitated under the PetroCaribe Agreement, a compensation mechanism whereby Jamaica could repay the loan to Venezuela with goods and services in lieu of cash.

Saint-Gobain, a world leader in the habitat and construction markets, has signed an agreement for the sale of its U.S.-based fiber cement siding business to Plycem USA, a subsidiary of Elementia of Mexico.