Cement News tagged under: PCA
US cement sector wins two-year extension to meet new pollution controls24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency has finalised rules to curb pollution for cement plants, agreeing to give industry additional time for compliance and easing some emissions limits from earlier proposals. Cement kilns will face strict limits on mercury, acid gases and fine particulate matter, but plants will not have to comply with the new limits until September 2015, two years after they were originally set to take place. There are fewer than 115 cement plants in the United States, b... |
US cement demand to rise or fall depends on resolution timing20 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsAlthough cement consumption and overall US construction activity increased significantly more than expected in 2012, these gains would be immediately erased in 2013 if the fiscal cliff is not resolved in a timely manner, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The PCA expects cement demand to rise 7.5% in 2012, up 50 basis points from its summer forecast. However, the instability of the political landscape makes predicting 2013 consumption more challenging, said the US cement ... |
Cohrs Elected Chairman of Portland Cement Association15 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) Board of Directors elected Cary O. Cohrs as chairman during the association’s fall board meeting in Washington, D.C. Cohrs succeeds Aris Papadopoulos of Titan America. John Stull, president and CEO of Lafarge North America Inc., was elected vice chairman. “It is not only a pleasure but a great honor to serve as Chairman of the Board,” Cohrs said. “We may be just beginning to emerge from the recession, but the prospects for cement and concrete ar... |