According to an advance release of the U.S. Geological Survey’s 2011 Minerals Yearbook, production of portland and masonry cement in the United States increased by 2.2 percent in 2011 to a total of 67.9 million metric tons (Mt). Monthly production was erratic overall, showing year-over-year gains of more than 10 percent in March, November and December, but declines or essentially…
Read MoreTXI Achieves Operational Status for New Kiln
Texas Industries Inc. announced that the second kiln at its Hunter cement plant, near New Braunfels, Texas, has achieved operational status. Following a successful commissioning process which began in November 2012, the 1.4-million-ton kiln line has realized its design performance capabilities and is producing efficiently.
Read MoreVotorantim Cimentos Cancels IPO Due to Market Decline
Poor market conditions have compelled São Paulo, Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos S.A. to withdraw a multi-billion-dollar offering earmarked for São Paulo Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange trading.
Read MoreCemex Named Most Innovative Enterprise
Cemex has been selected as a winner of the 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Awards in the category Innovative Enterprise, recognizing the company’s efforts to help drive and shape the future of global manufacturing. The award was given at the 9th annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit in Palm Beach, Fla.
Read MoreCement Shipments Up in May
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May were about 7.7 million metric tons (Mt), up by nearly 3 percent from the level in May 2012, according to a recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreGrupo Gloria Expands Yura Plant
Peruvian industrial conglomerate Grupo Gloria announced plans to invest $217 million toward upgrading production at its Yura cement plant near Arequipa. The plant currently has a cement production capacity of 3.5 million metric tons annually and the upgrade is expected to double production by 2016.
Read MoreAir Pollution Control Service
Golden Eagle Technologies LLC, a premier provider of dust-collection and other air-pollution-control equipment within the Rocky Mountain region, announced a new service, BaghouseDuctDesign.com.
Read MoreTwin-Shaft Mixers
At bauma 2013, BHS-Sonthofen unveiled twin-shaft mixers from its new DMX series. With an extensive modular system and various options, they can be customized to the products of the user, from fine-grained materials such as cement to mortar mixtures with coarse particles up to 8 mm in size. BHS offers a range of machines with throughput rates of up to…
Read MoreVotorantim Cimentos Opens Plant in Cuiabá
During the April 11 opening of the new Votorantim Cimentos plant in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, it was expressed that the plant’s mission was to produce around 1.2 million tons of cement a year. The growth in demand by the homebuilding industry in the state has expanded by 9 percent in the first quarter alone over the previous year. Against…
Read MoreCemex Agrees to Reduce Emissions, Pay $1 million Fine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Cemex Inc., the owner and operator of a portland cement-manufacturing facility in Lyons, Colo., has agreed to operate advanced pollution controls on its kiln and pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
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