Cement News tagged under: Canada
Port-Daniel cement investment, Canada30 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCanada is expected to contribute CAD350m (US$313m) to build a 2Mta cement plant in Port-Daniel. The investment, will take the shape of repayable loans and participation, Pauline Marois, premier of the Québec government, is expected to announce on Friday. The balance of the CAD1bn project will be financed by Ciment McInnis and the Beaudier group. Construction work is expected to start later this year. It is envisaged that the construction will employ 2000 people while the plant will offe... |
Holcim held back by weaker Indian and Mexican markets05 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHolcim's turnover for the first nine months declined by 6.1 per cent to CHF14,941m, as weaker Indian and Mexican markets hold back the company's performance. In euro terms the reduction was 8.0 per cent to EUR12,136m and in US dollar terms the decline was 5.7 per cent. The Asia Pacific region generated 37.5 per cent of group turnover, down from 39.3 per cent a year earlier, while Europe represented 28.4 per cent, up from 26.5 per cent. Latin America contributed 17.1 per cent against 15.6 ... |
British Columbia industry reaching milestone18 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsJust two years after its launch in Canada, a new cement type that results in 10 per cent lower CO2 emissions is rapidly becoming the preferred standard for the majority of new concrete construction projects in British Columbia, according to the Cement Association of Canada. The BC cement industry reports that Contempra now accounts for nearly 50 per cent of the domestic cement consumed in the province. This rate will accelerate as more and more developers and builders specify the carbon-r... |
Lafarge Canada launches new safe and sustainable bagging solutions12 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc announced three new additions to its packaged cement offerings in eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. Effective this month, Lafarge Canada will be selling 20kg Contempra (GU-L), 20kg High Early Cement (HE), and 30kg Silica Fume Cement(GUb-SF) bags in these key market areas. "Lafarge is committed to building better cities and communities, and we are proud to lead our industry in offering these bagged products for our customers, "said Gurinder Girn, Vice Presid... |
Lafarge Canada Inc in multi-partner initiative to invest $8m in low carbon fuels06 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc, Natural Resources Canada, the Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy and Carbon Management Canada announced in a statement that they are joining forces and investing more than $8m to develop innovative solutions to power Lafarge Canada's cement plant in Bath, Ontario, by re-using local surplus materials as low carbon fuels. This multi-partner initiative intends to produce low emission, low carbon fuels from local supplies such as construction and demolit... |
Canada: carbon tax hurting cement industry10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsBritish Columbia (BC) Conservative leader John Cummins has spoken out against the provincial carbon tax, claiming it threatens to kill the cement industry in Canada. “The BC Liberals’ unfair carbon tax has forced BC’s three largest cement-kilns to reduce operations by 50 to 60% capacity,” Cummins said. He added that exports of BC made cement to the US have plunged since the tax was introduced, while imports of American cement have risen from 6.5% of the domestic market in 2007 to 34% in... |
Cimbec to start construction in spring 201311 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsCimbec Canada, the company behind Canada’s Gaspé cement project, is expected to start construction on its Port Daniel cement works in the spring of 2013, according to Denis Boucher of National PR agency, which handles the communications for the company. The project cost is estimated at CA$700m (US$709m) and is envisaged to create between 400-500 jobs during construction and 400 thereafter. The plant is designed to produce 2Mta and will have a port that will export cement by ship to the US... |
Lafarge Canada receives approval to expand quarry29 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada has received approval to expand its Flamborough quarry, according to local press reports. The company applied for the 31ha expansion of its existing aggregate operation back in 2007, the Hamilton Spectator reports. Objection from a nearby resident resulted in Lafarge promising additional monitoring and strengthen its rehabilitation plan, according to a Ministry of Natural Resources notice. The expansion became necessary because aggregate reserves were depleted. A Class A... |
Lafarge Exshaw project heading for approval, Canada26 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed Lafarge Canada cement plant expansion application for Exshaw will go back to the Municipal District of Bighorn's planning commission today after being tabled last week for more information, according to reports in local newspaper, the Canmore Leader. The application was discussed and dissected for more than two hours at the MPC meeting on July 18 before commission members voted to table it to this week. The eight-day break gave the company and officials time to exchange addi... |
Lafarge: June '1206 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has launched its 'Sustainability Ambitions 2020' programme, which sets 34 new sustainability ambitions. These include an increase to 50 per cent of the portion of non-fossil fuels, which is to include a 30 per cent share for bio-mass, a 33 per cent reduction of CO2 emissions compared with 1990 and 20 per cent of the concrete produced containing re-used and recycled materials. The group aims to generate an additional EUR1750m of EBITDA between 2012 and 2015. The main item is to be... |