Cement News tagged under: USA
Johnston named PCA Government Affairs Vice President14 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland Cement Association named A Todd Johnston as vice president for government affairs, effective 19 January 2015. Based in the association's Washington office, he will represent PCA and its members with the federal government. Johnston comes to PCA with a strong record of experience and accomplishments in state government, industry, and in Congress, the association highlights. Most recently, he served as staff director for the Subcommittees on Environment and Energy under the US Hous... |
PCA: construction recovery continues to expand13 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsConstruction recovery in the US continues to expand and all regions are expected to participate in 2015, according to the PCA State Construction and Cement Forecast report, 2014-15. Favourable demographics, pent-up demand, and improved confidence will help fuel the stronger relative growth, the association notes. The recently-released state forecast expects the strongest rates of cement growth to occur in the West and South with increases of 7.6 and 7.4 per cent, respectively. The Midwest ... |
Stronger markets in 2015?09 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsWhat does 2015 have in store for the cement sector? After three relatively poor years in terms of global construction expansion, Morgan Stanley (UK) predicts a tentative recovery in world consumption in spite of a significant slowdown in China, according to new analysis published in International Cement Review. Morgan Stanley expects global cement demand, inclusive of China, to rise to 2.8 per cent in 2015, marginally up from the 2.5 per cent growth recorded in 2014, which was the ... |
Titan America plants receive Wildlife Habitat Council certification02 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has recertified Titan America’s cement plants at Roanoke in Troutville, VA and Pennsuco in Medley, FL. Both plants received "Wildlife at Work" recertification, which is valid for three years, during the WHC's Annual Symposium held recently in Baltimore. Roanoke Cement and Pennsuco earned certifications in both "Wildlife at Work" and "Corporate Lands for Learning” categories. "The Wildlife Habitat Council connects corporations, conservation and community t... |
US consumption growth 4.2% in 201323 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsUS cement consumption growth reached 4.2 per cent in 2013, according to the latest assessment of the sector by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). In its publication entitled "2013 Apparent Use of Portland Cement, State & Market Report”, the PCA notes that annual growth was driven by residential and non-residential building, up 17.2 and 11.9 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, the public sector shrank by four per cent, placing a drag on overall growth rates. |
Ash Grove announces new Chanute plant manager11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company announced Alan C Finch as the new plant manager of its Chanute works in Kansas, USA, effective immediately. “We are pleased that Alan will assume the leadership role of our Chanute plant. This plant opened in 1908 and is the longest running plant in our fleet of eight plants in the United States,” said Mike Hrizuk, senior vice president of manufacturing. “We are eager to introduce Alan to the employees and community.” Finch has a 17-year career in the cement indust... |
Four Lehigh Hanson Cement Plants Earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Certification05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson, Inc. announced that four of its Lehigh Cement plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious Energy Star certification for 2014. The company’s cement manufacturing plants in Leeds, Ala, Union Bridge, Md, Glens Falls, NY, and Redding, Calif, all perform within the top 25 per cent of cement plants nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. “At Lehigh Hanson, we are committed to operatin... |
Eagle Materials announces appointment of COO02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc has appointed Michael Haack as Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Steve Rowley, president and CEO. “The COO position is a newly-created one in response to the company's significant growth and continued strategic expansion in construction and energy-related markets,” Eagle Materials said in a statement. Mr Haack joins Eagle from Halliburton Energy Services, where he enjoyed a 17-year career, most recently working with the management of Global Operations for Sp... |
PCA foresees continued US cement industry growth25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in the United States continues to grow in line with expectations, PCA chief economist and group vice president, Ed Sullivan, told the PCA Boad of Directors meeting last week. The PCA says its cement volume forecast remains essentially unchanged since the autumn forecast of 2013. The United States’ cement market is expected to grow 8.2 per cent in 2014, followed by similar rates of growth in 2015 and 2016, said the PCA. However, minor adjustments have been made regardi... |
USA: FLSmidth to install new line at Cemex Odessa25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has won a turnkey contract for Cemex’s Odessa cement plant in western Texas, USA. The completed project will raise the works' cement capacity to 2540tpd. The equipment scope includes a five-stage ILC preheater with a low-NO x calciner, three-pier kiln, Cross-Bar cooler, Duoflex burner, FLSmidth Pfister weighing and dosing systems, gas analysers and three Fuller-Kinyon pumps. "FLSmidth has a very strong local presence in the US, and the new production line will help Cemex... |