Cement News tagged under: TXI

RSS feed

Martin Marietta sees higher building volumes

05 August 2015, Published under Cement News

Martin Marietta Materials, one of the top five US aggregates producers, has announced a first-half turnover 46.9 per cent ahead at US$1612.7m, thanks to the initial consolidation of TXI, formerly Texas Industries, and the EBITDA rose by 71.6 per cent to US$303.2m.  The trading profit jumped by 102.5 per cent to US$162.5m and after a net interest charge that was 53 per cent higher at US$38.4m and other items, the pre-tax profit emerged at US$126.3m compared with US$52m and the net attribut...

Texas cement shipments in August up 15.2%

01 October 2014, Published under Cement News

August cement shipments in the US state of Texas advanced 15.2 per cent than in the same period of 2013, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Holcim saw its dispatches rise by 39 per cent in August and by 28 per cent in the first eight months of 2014. TXI saw its shipments advance by 26 per cent and Texas Lehigh by 21 per cent while Cemex sales flatlined and Alamo’s fell by 10 per cent. For 8M14, TXI, Cemex and Texas Lehigh dispatches increased by 18, six and five per ce...

USA: TXI 1Q13 results reap the benefits of new line start-up

03 October 2013, Published under Cement News

Texas Industries Inc saw first quarter turnover increase by 33.6 per cent to US$233.1m, while corporate overheads were reduced by 15 per cent to US$8.7m and the EBITDA advanced by 94.2 per cent to US$37.3m. The interest charge jumped by 123.4 per cent to US$17.4m, reflecting the start-up of the Hunter cement plant in Texas, and at the pre-tax level there was a swing form an underlying loss of US$7.5m to profit of US$0.6m. At the net attributable level there was a swing from a US$2.7m loss ...

USA: TXI Hunter Cement has job offers

21 August 2012, Published under Cement News

Texas Industries’ (TXI) Hunter Cement plant, near New Braunfels, is nearing completion of the commissioning of its new kiln line, which will add another 1.4Msta of cement capacity. The culmination of this project will enable the plant to expand its workforce by adding a further 20 new employees, according to a local news release.  “We are pleased to announce the hiring of additional employees at our Hunter plant,” said Clifton Stapleton, Hunter plant manager. “This area of Texas will bene...