Rhode Island pilot uses waste boat fibreglass in cement production
A recycling pilot in Rhode Island, USA, has demonstrated the use of fibreglass from end-of-life boats in cement production as an alternative to landfill disposal. The programme,...
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US removes 50% tariff on Canadian cement
The Trump administration has removed ordinary Portland cement from the Canadian products subject to an additional 50 per cent US import tariff. The exemption covers Portland cem...
Silvi expands US rail cement terminal network
Silvi Cement, a division of Silvi Materials, is expanding its rail-served cementitious materials distribution network with new terminals in Greenville, South Carolina, and Colum...
CalPortland faces second negligence lawsuit
CalPortland is facing a second negligence lawsuit in California following allegations that excavation work damaged a natural-gas pipeline at its Redding cement plant . According...
Fortera and MLC plan 300,000tpa low-carbon cement plant
Fortera and Mississippi Lime Co (MLC) have agreed to develop a commercial facility capable of producing more than 300,000tpa of Fortera’s ReAct ™ low-carbon cement in the USA. T...
Amrize study supports Type IL cement in industrial floors
A study involving Amrize and Concrete Strategies has found that properly designed concrete made with Type IL portland-limestone cement can provide abrasion resistance comparable...
US and Puerto Rican cement market expands 2% in April
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased two per cent YoY to 9.27Mt in April 2026, according to the US Geological ...
US cement industry seeks Supreme Court review of PM2.5 rule
The American Cement Association (ACA) has joined a coalition of US trade associations petitioning the US Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision upholding the E...
Martin Marietta completes $13.5bn Lhoist North America deal
Martin Marietta announced the completion of the transaction on 25 August, following the closing of the deal on 21 August. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximatel...
US road investment expected to drive long-term aggregates demand
The scale of the potential materials requirement is considerable. NSSGA estimates that building a single mile of four-lane interstate highway requires around 38,000t of aggregat...