In a regulatory filing with the New York State Department of Labor, Lehigh Hanson said layoffs at Lehigh Cement’s Glens Falls plant will take place between April 3 and April 17 as it prepares to shut down the facility, reported the Times Union.
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 17 a miner at Holcim’s Ada quarry and plant in Pontotoc County, Okla., died when he fell approximately 90 ft. from the walkway outside the plant’s mill building.
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CRH plc announced the launch of CRH Ventures, a venture capital unit that will support the development of new technologies and innovative solutions to meet the increasingly complex needs of customers and evolving trends in construction.
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Honeywell and Johnson Matthey (JM) are working together to deploy low carbon hydrogen solutions. The companies will offer JM’s innovative LCH technology, coupled with Honeywell’s carbon capture technology to produce lower carbon intensity hydrogen (blue hydrogen) at scale.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the second edition of its Design Manual for RCC Spillways and Overtopping Protection.
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Global nonprofit CDP recognizes Holcim’s sustainability leadership with a double “A” ranking for climate and water management. Holcim is one of 15 companies in Europe and the first in its sector to achieve a double “A” CDP score.
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The Global Cement and Concrete Association added three more companies to its membership: PT Solusi Bang Indonesia Tbk (Indonesia), Fletcher Building (New Zealand) and Norm Cement (Azerbaijan).
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A recent solidarity event showed that members of the United Steelworkers Local 11-205 supported the Union Bargaining Committee’s decision to reject a contract proposal from Continental Cement, reported The Courier Post.
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Holcim US entered into its first virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) linked to renewable energy generation. Through the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) agreement at least 38% of the company’s total power consumption at all of its Texas production facilities will be from renewable energy generated at a large wind farm in Coke County.
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland announced the successful completion of several experiments with different feedstocks of its electrically heated rotary kiln.
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