Cement News tagged under: Continental Cement
Continental Cement Co chooses CemAI16 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemAI Inc has teamed up with Summit Material subsidiary Continental Cement Company LLC to install CemAI's predictive and prescriptive maintenance solution at the cement producer's Hannibal plant in Missouri. The project combines a unique licensed software with a continuous monitoring and incident resolution service to further enhance the plant's cement manufacturing performance. The CemAI solution uses Continental Cement's existing historical and real-time manufacturing data and appli... |
Continental Cement signs hydrogen MoU24 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsSummit Materials , in partnership with its subsidiary Continental Cement Co , has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PCC Hydrogen Inc (PCCH2), a producer of negative carbon intensity hydrogen, to develop a fuel replacement strategy to lower carbon emissions from Continental's cement manufacturing process. The project aims to deploy negative carbon intensity hydrogen derived from ethanol as a replacement fuel for the existing hydrocarbon fuels used as a source of heat in the... |
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 ... |
Continental Cement orders FLSmidth FUELFLEX® Pyrolyzer24 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsHaving been impressed with the first pre-commercial installation of the F UELFLEX ® Pyrolyzer at the Mannok cement plant in Ireland, Continental Cement ( Summit Materials Inc ) has awarded FLSmidth a contract for the first commercial installation of this new technology at its Davenport cement plant in Buffalo, Iowa, USA. The F UELFLEX Pyrolyzer, a significant lever in FLSmidth’s Green’26 strategy, enables cement plants to replace fossil fuels with waste-derived fuels in the calciner.... |
Continental Cement Co to open new cement storage facility16 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Co, LLC ( Summit Materials, Inc ) will host a ribbon cutting event for its new cement storage dome in Davenport , Iowa, USA, on 20 March 2023. “The investment by Summit Materials of approximately US$30m in the largest cement storage dome in North America, represents a strong vote of confidence in Continental Cement and a commitment to sustained operations and investment in the State of Iowa,” said David Loomes, president of Continental Cement. The dome provides ... |
Continental Cement produces lowest carbon PLC to date24 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC , a subsidiary of Summit Materials , has produced a 20 per cent Portland limestone cement (PLC), the lowest carbon PLC to date, as part of a research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the National Road Research Alliance. The research project evaluated the performance of low carbon cement products for use in future transportation infrastructure procurement and material selection to reduce overall environmental impacts. PLC ... |
Continental Cement achieves a 20% lower carbon Portland cement21 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC ( Summit Materials Inc ) produced a 20 per cent Portland limestone cement (PLC), the lowest-carbon Portland limestone cement to date as part of an innovative research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDoT) and the National Road Research Alliance project. The research study evaluates the performance of low-carbon cement and concrete products for utilisation in future transportation infrastructure procurement and material selectio... |
Summit Material's Hannibal plant converts fully to PLC production25 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsSummit Materials Inc is celebrating that its Hannibal plant in Missouri, operated by Continental Cement Co LLC has converted 100 per cent of its production to Portland limestone cement (PLC). It is expected that the blended cement will result in a reduction of the carbon footprint by 10 per cent on average. The Hannibal plant is the company’s second conversion to PLC in 2022. Continental Cement’s Davenport plant in Buffalo, Iowa, began 100 per cent PLC production in April 2... |
Continental Cement's Davenport dome is erected30 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement ( Summit Materials Group ) has recently inflated its new cement storage dome at its Davenport cement plant, Iowa, USA. When completed, Davenport 's 125,000t cement dome will be the largest cement capacity built in the USA by Dome Technology. |
Continental Cement announces price increase03 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsUS-based Continental Cement Co (Summit Materials) has announced a price increase for customers served by its Louisiana and Memphis terminals. As a result of increasing industry operating and logistics costs, the company is increasing cement prices by US$6/st. Delivered prices will be adjusted at the time of shipment to reflect any increases in freight rates, fuel surcharges and/or taxes, according to a statement. |