Cement News tagged under: USA
Management changes at Vulcan Materials21 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsTom Baker, previously Vulcan Material’s chief operating officer, has been appointed to the position of president, effective immediately. In this role, Mr Baker will continue to lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and support and advise the company's senior leadership team, reporting to Tom Hill, chairman and CEO. “Tom has a deep understanding of the construction materials industry. Vulcan—and particularly our talented management team—will continue to benefit from his valuable ex... |
Sublime Systems achieves ASTM C1157 performance designation18 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsSublime Systems™ receives ASTM C1157 performance designation for Its ultra-low carbon cement, clearing the Path to commercialising fossil-fuel-free cement at scale. This industry standard specifies performance requirements across parameters including strength development, durability, and low shrinkage and cracking, and is being increasingly adopted as the industry moves towards performance-based standards. Obtaining the ASTM C1157 designation enables Sublime Cement™ to be used compliantl... |
Dome Technology completes Davenport cement DomeSilo project14 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Co ( Summit Materials ) has built another DomeSilo with Dome Technology, this time at its Davenport , Iowa, USA facility. The DomeSilo can store 125,000stof cement powder, and according to Dome Technology’s records, the structure is among the largest-capacity cement storage facilities in the world, said Dome Technology sales manager, Lane Roberts. The dome size is a response to demand that has been building for the past decade. CCC Davenport ran short on storage for ... |
US DOE awards C-Crete Technologies US$950,000 for green concrete funding12 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe US Department of Energy has awarded C-Crete Technologies US$950,000 to expand the types of materials it can use to make its revolutionary cement-free concrete. The use of locally-available feedstocks will eliminate the need for long-distance shipping, allowing the company to further decrease CO 2 emissions associated with its already exceptionally eco-friendly concrete. The DOE funding follows on the heels of C-Crete's announcement in July that its innovative cement-free concrete ha... |
Dragon Product to close Thomaston plant11 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDragon Products Co , part of Giant Cement Holdings Inc (GCHI), announced it plans to shut down its cement plant in Thomaston , Maine, USA. “The facility, which has been operational for almost a century and has been under GCHI’s ownership since 2006, will undergo a gradual process of idling the production operations beginning December 2023. This careful step has been prompted by the persistent escalation of operating and logistical costs, exerting a negative impact on the Thomaston plant... |
Argos and Summit Materials to combine US operations08 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has agreed to combine its operations in the USA with Summit Materials Inc , aiming to create a leading building materials platform on national scale. Cementos Argos (Grupo Argos) has entered into a definitive agreement with Summit Materials, under which they will combine their operations in the US to create a leading platform in the building materials industry. The agreement will have a component of stock consideration worth approximately US$2bn and cash payment of appro... |
US and Puerto Rican cement market contracts in June06 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped 2.5 per cent to 10.5Mt in June 2023 when compared with June 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended volume, 4.7Mt or 95 per cent, was estimated to be Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The largest cement-consuming markets were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, who accounted for a total 37.3 per cent of June 2023 shipments. The leading producing states were Texas, ... |
Argos MD forecasts further investments in the USA and Caribbean05 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsJuan Esteban Calle, MD of Argos SA has revealed that the company is looking to invest in the USA and nearby markets to increase imports. “In the United States, we are making a significant investment in a port in Houston, which will help increase imports,” said Mr Calle. “We are also making other relevant investments in two plants that will allow us to increase our capacity in West Virginia and South Carolina, with an additional 450,000t for the domestic market. “Furthermore, we have ... |
US construction outlook is about to change for CRH and others01 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe outlook for US construction of affordable housing is set to change dramatically over the next two years. "Developers see a massive shortage ahead, which threatens to undo the recent progress in closing the daunting affordable housing gap in many US cities," reports Bloomberg. While interest rates have been increasing, the number of housing projects starting this year has been cut significantly. 2022 projects will typically come online after 18-24 months, therefore construction compani... |
H&M Construction Co to build GCC K3 Odessa expansion project29 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsH&M Construction Co, Inc has been selected by GCC to be the design-builder of its new K3 pyroprocessing expansion at the Odessa , Texas, USA facility. GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, recently announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the Odessa plant, increasing its cement production capacity by over 1Mta and lowering the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13 per cent. As part of the design-build scope, H&M will work closely with GC... |