CRH, the parent company of Ash Grove Cement, appointed Chief Financial Officer Jim Mintern to replace Albert Manifold, who will retire as chief executive officer at the end of 2024.
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Electric Cement Production: The Technologies
Electrification Is Increasingly Being Mentioned In Discussions Around The Decarbonization Of Cement. By Jonathan Rowland Electrification of process heat is still very much in the nascent stages of development in the cement industry. It’s not without interest, however. According to the experts at the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA), electrification of cement production “appears promising.” Researchers Sebastian Quevedo Parra and…
Read MoreBéton Provinical-CRH Deal Revives St. Lawrence Cement
Béton Provincial, the largest Canadian-owned company in the concrete and cement industry, closed on a major asset transaction with CRH Canada, netting numerous assets in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and the state of New York.
Read MoreCement Producers Dominate Heavy Industries Benchmark CO2 Reduction Survey
World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) inaugural Heavy Industries Benchmark ranks 34 cement, 45 steel and 12 aluminum producers on carbon dioxide emissions reduction metrics. Four of the top five are cement producers Cemex, CRH, Holcim and Heidelberg Materials, all with major North American market positions. Three other multinationals – Votoratim Cimentos, Asia Cement and Siam Cement – along with one aluminum…
Read MoreMartin Marietta Divests South Texas Cement, Concrete Assets
Martin Marietta Materials entered into a definitive agreement to sell its South Texas cement business and certain related concrete operations to CRH Americas Materials, a subsidiary of CRH plc, for $2.1 billion in cash.
Read MoreCRH Debuts Venture Capital Unit
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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