Cement News tagged under: USA
EPA calls for clearer visibility in Montana region, USA26 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that two cement plants in the Montana area need to invest in measures to improve visibility in wilderness areas and national parks. The EPA says upgrades are needed at Ash Grove’s cement plant near Montana City and Holcim’s cement plant near Three Forks as well as the Colstrip power plant. The three plants would need to spend a combined estimated US$90m on the required improvements. The agency says the proposal would clear the air i... |
FCC to delay Giant Cement sale, USA26 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsFCC is to delay the planned sale of its US-based Giant Cement Holding division while the Spanish construction major focuses on debt refinancing of Cements Portland Valderivvas, Dow Jones reports. FCC owns nearly 70 per cent of Cements Portland, which in turn owns Giant Cement. FCC had previously said it planned to sell Giant by the end of the first quarter but has now changed the timeline, FCC chairman and CEO Baldomero Falcones Jacquotot told Dow Jones in an interview, stating that FCC i... |
GCC tyre burning permit nearing approval, USA21 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsA plan to burn tyres at GCC’s Rio Grande plant in Pueblo, Colorado, USA is nearing final approval. State air pollution regulators have issued a draft permit for GCC Rio Grande's proposal. The plant would use old tires piled up at the Midtown tire dump south of Fountain. According to the Pueblo Chieftain the state will hold a 30-day public comment period before issuing a final permit. GCC Rio Grande's 2631tpd greenfield plant at Pueblo, Colorado made its first clinker in January of 2008. ... |
Taiheiyo Cement’s operating FY14 target, Japan19 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsJapan’s Taheiyo Cement plans to increase group operating profit by around JPY50bn (US$598.8m) in fiscal year 2014 (FY14), an increase of 90 per cent on its projection for the year ending March 31. The Nikkei reports that the target will be included in a forthcoming business plan that runs through the year ending March 2015. The projections are based on total domestic demand rising four per cent to 43Mt in fiscal 2014. Japan’s leading cement producer anticipates a 2Mta boost from earthquake ... |
Lafarge to close kiln line at Joppa Cement, USA16 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has shut down Kiln Line No 2 at its Joppa cement plant, Illinois, USA, citing the continued challenging economic environment as the reason for shutting down one of its two kilns. The company will continue to operate the plant and its associated Cave-In-Rock Quarry and manufacture specialty well cement on its Kiln 1. Lafarge has "The shutdown was due to the state of the economy and the weak demand for cement, " said Louis Derose-Environmental and Public Relations Manager-Lafarg... |
Cementos Portland Valderivvas debt reduction plans, Spain15 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producer Cementos Portland Valderivvas is looking to reduce debt to around EUR1bn from the current EUR1.3bn with two options on the cards. The company is looking for institutional investors to subscribe to its forthcoming capital hike, the proceeds of which will allow Cements Portland to cut debt. It is also considering the divestment of it Giant subsidiary in the USA and reduce its workforce by some 500 employees, Cinco Dias reports For this year, the company is planni... |
US shipments edge ahead in 201106 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for December 2011 were 4.8Mt. This was 16% higher than shipments in December 2010.Although sales continued a trend of increases begun in May, the exceptionally large increase in December was in part because of unexpectedly mild weather conditions. Shipments for 2011 were 72.2Mt, up by 3% from those of 2010. The leading producing states in December were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida, and Pennsylvania... |
Titan America receives air permit for Carolinas project, USA01 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsOfficials from Carolinas Cement Company announced that the Division of Air Quality of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) has issued an air quality permit to parent company Titan America LLC to construct a cement plant in Castle Hayne. The issuance of the Permit comes after four years of technical review of the proposed facility to ensure it will comply with North Carolina's air quality regulations and standards. The permit was issued after extensive ... |
GCC sees improved sales in USA and Mexico29 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsMexican cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 4.9 per cent YoY rise in full year consolidated net sales to MXP7197.4m, as it reported improvements in construction activity in its domestic and USA markets from 2Q11. However, operating income for the year fell 18.5 per cent YoY to MXP464.3m while EBITDA was down 9.8 per cent to MXP1359.4m. Net sales in the 4Q11 reached MXP1996,7m, up 18 per cent over the same period of last year thanks to higher sales in both market... |
Boral’s first half profit falls, Australia29 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsAustralian building materials producer Boral’s turnover in the six months to the end of December improved by 1.9% to AUD$2,433m (€1,976m) while the EBITDA declined by 11.9% to AUD$237m (€192m) and the trading profit falling by 26.9% to AUD$109m (€86m). The net interest charge is now on the way up again and it rose by 9.7% to AUD$34m (€27m) and the pre-tax profit fell by 35.9% to AUD$75m (€61m). Net debt at the end of December rose by almost 2½ times to AUD$1,544m (€1,254m) to give a gearing ... |