Cement News tagged under: North America
Canada: Lafarge improving environmental impact13 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has completed a CAD20m (US$15.3m) modernisation project at its Exshaw plant in Alberta. The works focussed on improving the plant’s environmental impact but also nearly doubled output from 1.3Mta to 2.2Mta. The retrofit was carried out on the plant’s kiln No. 5, alongside the construction of a new state-of-the-art kiln No. 6. While completing this project, which was started in 2013, one of the plant’s older kilns had to be decommissioned. Amongst the environmental measures put... |
Canada: CAC joins CPLC18 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has become a member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) as a strategic partner and to join other leading Canadian companies. The CPLC is a voluntary initiative that supports and encourages the successful implementation of carbon pricing around the world. It was initiated but the World Bank at the 2014 UN Climate Change Summit and officially launched in 2015 at COP21 in Paris, France. President and CEO of CAC, Michael McSweeney, said, “... |
FLSmidth announces new orders in the Americas11 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has announced three new orders at cement plants in Canada, Colombia and Bolivia. Lehigh Hanson Materials Ltd Lehigh Hanson Materials Ltd, owned by HeidelbergCement, has awarded a contract to FLSmidth for an OK™ 30-4 cement vertical mill to meet the increasing demand for cement in Canada. The mill will be installed at Lehigh Hanson's existing Edmonton cement plant located 13km from downtown Edmonton, Alberta. Additional scope of supply includes a cement powder cooler, related... |
Sustained global cement demand growth expected21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsGlobal cement consumption is expected to record sustained growth in 2015, with further gains forecast for 2016, according to analysis presented in the recently-released Global Cement Report Eleventh Edition. The report, which covers key cement market data for over 170 countries, reveals that total world consumption rose by 2.6 per cent in 2014 to 4140Mt, compared to the 7.7 per cent growth achieved in 2013. Global demand growth has been driven by the phenomenon of China, which has increased... |
PCA: 'global cement consumption on the rise'04 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsGlobal cement consumption is expected to grow through 2015 and 2016, with North America leading recent gains in the developed world, according to a report released by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). According to forecasts by the association, cement consumption among developed economies increased by roughly 9.2Mt in 2014, followed by another 9Mt increase in 2015. "Most of the gains in developed world cement consumption is attributed to North America," said Edward J Sullivan, chief ec... |
Canada cement industry applauds impact of Federal budget23 April 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has applauded the release of Budget 2015. Released on 21 April 2015 by the Minister of Finance, the Budget indicates that several billion dollars have successfully been invested in critical infrastructure projects across Canada. The CAC took the opportunity to highlight the critical importance of infrastructure investments in boosting the competitiveness and growth of the private sector, both of which it says are critical to the continued economic re... |
Italcementi saw weaker French and Italian volumes in 201409 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsItalcementi's turnover declined by 1.8 per cent in 2014 to EUR4155.6m, or by 0.7 per cent on a comparable basis. Group cement shipments edged ahead by 0.6 per cent to 43.4Mt and the turnover from cement and clinker was ahead by 1.0 per cent to EUR2742.9m, with cement volumes improving everywhere but in Europe. The concrete and aggregates turnover declined by 6.9 per cent to EUR1162.5m as shipments of aggregates declined by 5.6 per cent to 30.8m tonnes and ready-mixed concrete deliveries ... |
CRH strikes deal to acquire €6.5bn Holcim and Lafarge assets02 February 2015, Published under Cement NewsCRH has reached a deal to acquire €6.5bn in the assets of Lafarge and Holcim who are restructuring to win regulatory approval for their planned merger. The deal will significantly expand CRH’s globally footprint in the cement industry by acquiring new facilities in the Philippines, Canada, Brazil and several countries in Europe. Commenting on the acquisitions, CRH chief executive Albert Manifold said: “This transaction represents a significant value creation opportunity for CRH. We are acqu... |
RHI wins order at Lafarge Exshaw works22 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsAustrian refractory materials maker RHI AG has been awarded a supply contract for around EUR10m from Lafarge for its plant in Exshaw, western Canada. Under the contract, RHI will deliver material for the expansion of the plant. |
HeidelbergCement to sell its North American and UK Building Products Business24 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an American affiliate of Lone Star Funds to sell its North American (excluding Western Canada) and United Kingdom building products business, Hanson Building Products, for an total price of US$1.4bn, of which up to US$100m will be payable in 2016, depending on the performance of the business in 2015. The closing is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. HeidelbergCement expects the transacti... |