Debuting last week at the 2021 World of Concrete in Las Vegas was the Cement Production Pavilion, a special exhibitor area located in the high-trafficked North Hall. The pavilion was created via a partnership between event organizer Informa Markets and Cement Americas publisher SEMCO Publishing.
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The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group released its Spring 2021 Regional Forecasts for the Northeast, Central, West, and Southeast United States. These forecasts cover cement consumption and real put-in-place construction spending.
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The Clean Earth division of Harsco Corp. received the final authorization needed to operate a new tank farm – consisting of six, 15,000-gal. tanks – at its Calvert City, Ky., operation. The new permit provides 90,000 gal. of additional capacity for fuel blending.
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LafargeHolcim has appointed Toufic Tabbara as chief executive officer of U.S. Cement operations. He brings more than 20 years’ experience in the construction-materials industry that will help lead the organization through the next phase of growth.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2021 were an estimated 9.0 million metric tons (Mt), a 16% increase from shipments in March 2020, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March totaled an estimated 21.4 Mt, a slight increase from those for…
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The World Cement Association (WCA) unveiled a Climate Partnership program, under which it will collaborate with organizations such as NGOs, thinktanks and sustainability-focused events providers, as part of its continuing Climate and Environment commitment.
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Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2021 were an estimated 5.7 million metric tons (Mt), an 11% decrease from shipments in February 2020, according to the latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through February totaled an estimated 12.4 Mt, a decrease of 6.2% from those for…
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CEMEX reported that consolidated net sales increased 9%, on a year-over-year basis to $3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Operating EBITDA improved 28% to $684 million, while the EBITDA margin increased to 20.1%, 2.8 percentage points higher year over year.
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The World Cement Association (WCA) will hold a free Virtual Open Day on June 2. The event will give attendees the chance to meet the WCA board, learn about the professional committees and the PEGASUS benchmarking project, and above all, network with other cement industry professionals.
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Votorantim Cimentos and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the parent companies of St Marys Cement and McInnis Cement, have completed the transaction to combine cement operations in North America.
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