Cement News tagged under: USA
Holcim and Lafarge seal binding deal with CRH27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Holcim have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets with an enterprise value of EUR6.5bn. As announced in February 2015, the assets include operations mainly in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the Philippines (see below). The acquisition remains conditional upon successful completion of the merger of Lafarge and Holcim as well as the completion of local asset reorganisations. The acquisition is expected to complete in the second half of 2015. ... |
TMEIC to supply MV drive systems for McInnis Cement, Canada22 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsTMEIC announces an order from ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (USA) Inc to supply MV Drive Systems for McInnis Cement. The TMEIC Dura-Bilt5i MV series of medium-voltage drives have been selected for the forthcoming Canadian greenfield plant. The new 6000tpd plant is currently under construction in the Port-Daniel-Gascons area of Quebec. ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (USA), Inc has been contracted to supply a full cement line. It will be complete with a POLCID proprietary process con... |
US first-quarter shipments seen exceeding 16.4Mt19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico over the first three months of 2015 are expected to have amounted to 16.44Mt, according to preliminary data from the USGS published last week. Of the 1Q15 total, imports accounted for 1.54Mt. During March 2015, shipments were 6.287Mt, with imports representing 585,663t of supply. Clinker production in the first quarter of this year totalled 15.46Mt. In March alone, clinker output reached 5.49Mt, the early indicators show. Th... |
Approval for Mitsubishi terminal expansion, USA19 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the Mitsubishi Cement facility modification Project last week, which will allow the company to meet increasing regional demand for cement more efficiently. The expansion project involves 40,000t of additional storage capacity consisting of storage and loading silos on vacant Port property adjacent to Mitsubishi’s existing facility. The site will increase in size from 4.21 acres to 5.92 acres. Environmental measures The board’s app... |
Eagle Materials helped by addition of oil & gas15 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsIncluding its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials for the financial year to the end of March advanced by 18.1 per cent to US$1192.6m. Of this total turnover, cement represented 40.2 per cent, plasterboard accounted for 36.7 per cent, aggregates & concrete for 9.0 per cent, plasterboard liner for 7.3 per cent and oil & gas for 6.8 per cent. The trading profit rose by 34.6 per cent to US$302.30m, helped by the first significant contribution from oi... |
Vulcan Materials sees good volume growth in most markets14 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials, the largest US aggregates producer, generated a first-quarter turnover 9.9 per cent ahead at US$631.3m and EBITDA declined by 70.6 per cent to US$78.5m. At the trading level, the first quarter there was a US$10.8m profit compared with a US$194.7m profit a year earlier when there was a substantial capital gain from the sale of the cement operations, along with the ready-mixed concrete operations in Florida and southern Georgia, to Cementos Argos. The net interest charge i... |
Ash Grove Cement names Louisville plant AGem winner12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company’s Louisville (NE) plant won top honours in the annual Ash Grove Energy Management (AGem) Outstanding Plant of the Year competition. “Ash Grove created the AGem program in order to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and continually look for new ways to drive sustainability in our operations,” said Andy Lippert, Ash Grove corporate energy director. “The Louisville plant went above and beyond to make energy efficiency a top priority.” Since 2008, eight Ash Grove cem... |
Buzzi improves in the USA & central Europe11 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem's first-quarter turnover increased by 3.4 per cent to EUR513.39m and the EBITDA went from a EUR10.26m to EUR27.15m. The loss at the trading level was reduced by 48.6 per cent to EUR19.24m. Net financial charges increased by 31.3 per cent to EUR43.01m giving a seasonal pre-tax loss 24.5 per cent lower at EUR46.16m. Net debt at the end of March was 6.6 per cent higher at EUR1133.3m, giving a gearing level of 45.1 per cent compared with 45.5 per cent a year earlier. Cement deli... |
MagneGas® fuel order placed for Florida cement works, USA11 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsMagneGas Corporation announced today that a major cement company in the US has approved MagneGas® fuel to replace acetylene and has placed its first order for a location in Florida. The undisclosed cement company has locations throughout the Southeastern US, the Caribbean, and South America with over 300 ready-mix plants and 2000 mixers, MagneGas Corporation said in a statement. The cement producer has been been testing MagneGas® for use in plant repairs and placed its first order for a l... |
Ash Grove Cement recognised by Wildlife Habitat Council, USA08 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company announced that two of its cement manufacturing plants received Wildlife Habitat Council certifications. The Midlothian (TX) cement manufacturing plant was granted Corporate Lands for Learning (SM) certification for its wildlife habitat that offers experiential learning opportunities to youth, the community and wildlife professionals. The Foreman, Arkansas, cement manufacturing plant was granted Wildlife at Work recertification for its efforts to create, conserve a... |