• The Conference will take place at the Dallas-Hilton Anatole, April 23-27. • To register, go to www.cementconference.org. The 2023 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference will feature 750 attendees, 400 companies, 15 training modules and 30 sponsors. Brian Shul will be the keynote speaker. He is a Vietnam-era attack pilot and retired major in the United States Air Force. Shul completed a…
Read MoreEconomic Strength in Construction Shows No End in Sight
A couple of issues ago, I wrote in Concrete Products, sister publication of Cement Products, about how we are willing ourselves into a recession even as the economic indicators point in a different direction. Like so many periods in the past, this is an anxious time in the economy as we try to understand its direction, and despite the positive…
Read MoreQuarterly Reports a Mixed Bag
Publicly traded U.S. cement producers just reported results, and those results are a mixed bag. At Summit Materials, Cement Segment net revenues increased 23.6% to $97.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. Cement Segment adjusted cash gross profit margin increased to 47.1% in the fourth quarter, compared to 42.7% in the prior-year period as strong pricing gains more than…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Touts Quarterly, Yearly Results
Heidelberg Materials, in its latest quarterly report, noted that group revenue in 2022 grew by 3% to an all-time high of €21.1 billion. North American revenue was up 17.6% for the quarter and 7.8% for 2022, although aggregates sales volume was off 5.7% for the quarter and 5.0% for the year; and cement and clinker sales volumes were off 8.2 %…
Read MoreGeocycle Obtains Fly Ash Contract with Kentucky’s Largest Utilities
Geocycle, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holcim (US) Inc., signed a multi-year contract with Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU) for the sustainable use of fly ash.
Read MorePrometheus Materials Earns ASTM Certifications
Prometheus Materials achieved two foundational certifications from ASTM International for its bio-cement, providing the company with prominent recognition as it launches production.
Read MoreLeilac, Heirloom Partner on Bringing CO2 Capture Tech to Market
Leilac signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with direct air capture company Heirloom for the use of Leilac’s kiln technology in the latter’s solution.
Read MoreHarbisonWalker, Calderys Merge to Form Global Refractories Provider
Following the completion of HarbisonWalker International’s acquisition by Platinum Equity by way of a merger agreement, the investment firm confirmed Calderys and HarbisonWalker will join forces to create a leading world-class refractories solutions provider.
Read MoreMSHA Reports CalPortland Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 17 a miner was fatally injured at the CalPortland Mojave Plant and Quarry in Kern County, Calif., when his personal car collided with a customer truck while traveling toward each other on an icy mine access road.
Read MoreDOE Powers Solar MEAD Project with $3.2 Million Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories and Synhelion. The project aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (CST) energy in clinker production.
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