Cement News tagged under: North America
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. |
Buzzi Union USA Inc and Alamo Cement to transition to Portland limestone cement18 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn keeping with their commitment to the environment and the Portland Cement Association's Roadmap to carbon neutrality, Massimo Toso, President and CEO of Buzzi Unicem USA Inc and President and CEO of Alamo Cement Company , has announced that the companies will transition to Portland limestone cement. Type IL (PLC) cement can reduce the CO 2 emissions up to 15 per cent in comparison with traditional cement. By the end of 2022, Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company will implement... |
Cementir records strong regional results in 202111 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCementir 's regional markets results for 2021 produced increasing revenues in all markets. The highest revenues outside of Italy were recorded in Belgium and France. Norway and Sweden In 2021 sales revenues in Norway and Sweden amounted to EUR193.6m (EUR176.4m in 2020) while EBITDA recorded 22 per cent growth to EUR 21.2m (EUR 17.4m in 2020). In Norway ready-mixed concrete sales volumes increased by around four per cent compared to the previous year with a more favourable trend i... |
US and Puerto Rican cement market expands 5% in December 202109 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico saw a 5.4 per cent uplift in December 2021 when compared with December 2020, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The largest markets in the uSA were Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and North Carolina, which accounted for 42 per cent of shipments in December 2021. The leading producing states for this type of cement were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments ... |
Lafarge Canada's Point Anne Quarry wins OSSGA Award08 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada 's Point Anne Quarry in Thurlow has received the 2021 Progressive Rehabilitation Award from the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (OSSGA). The award, which was presented at OSSGA’s 2022 Conference & AGM at the end of February, recognises the ongoing efforts of individual operators to progressively rehabilitate their sites in accordance with their site plans. From 2009 to 2020, Point Anne Quarry has been rehabilitating its south and west faces, which total approxi... |
CRH records group sales of US$31bn in 202104 March 2022, Published under Cement News2021 was a year of growth for CRH with positive underlying momentum in North America and Europe resulting in good demand in both regions. Group sales of US$31bn (2020: US$27.6bn) were 12 per cent ahead of 2020 and eight per cent ahead on a like-for-like(LfL) basis. Albert Manifold, CRH CEO, said: " Our 2021 performance reflects the outstanding commitment and resilience of our people as well as the benefits of our integrated, customer-focused business strategy." Americas Materials b... |
Cemex Ventures invests in PartRunner04 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex Ventures has announced its investment in PartRunner, an on-demand delivery platform for the construction and industrial sectors. This transaction is part of Cemex´s strategy to invest in innovative construction start-ups to drive the construction industry revolution. This investment addresses a critical industry pain point of a complicated supply chain, particularly for small and medium-sized projects. This investment aims to offer a last-mile, last-minute delivery solution to Ce... |
Titan America releases low-carbon cement from New Jersey03 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTitan America has announced it is now distributing Type IL lower-carbon cement from its storage and distribution facility located at the Port of Newark, New Jersey. The only cement source in the State of New Jersey, Essex Cement is expected to sell lower-carbon cement exclusively by the end of 2022, sourced from Titan’s network of cement plants. This move is in full alignment with Titan America’s parent company, Titan Cement International, which undersigned the “Business Ambition for 1.5 ... |
The PCA urges strong federal support to accelerate decarbonisation technologies02 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn comments submitted to the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), the Portland Cement Association (PCA) stated that federal policy and support is vital to accelerate the deployment of technologies that can decarbonise the US industrial sector. In its comments, PCA noted that it shares the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 through its own Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, which lays out a pathway to achieve this across the cement-concret... |
Argos transitions to PLC production at three US terminals15 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgos is announcing that its Roberta plant in Alabama, USA as well as its Wilmington, Statesville, and Durham terminals in North Carolina will transition their production and distribution to Portland limestone cement (PLC) by the end of the 2Q22. This transition to PLC, a lower CO 2 -intensive cement is part of the group’s overall sustainability strategy to produce this type of cement at all its plants in 2023. Argos PLC Type IL is a high-quality blended cement, engineered to deliver a ... |