Cement News tagged under: USA
Martin Marietta and TXI confirm agreement with US Department of Justice30 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsMartin Marietta has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), approved by the district court for the District of Columbia, that resolves all competition issues with respect to Martin Marietta's proposed acquisition of Texas Industries, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement with the DOJ, Martin Marietta will divest its North Troy aggregate quarry in Mill Creek, Oklahoma and its two rail yards located in Dallas and Frisco, Texas. "We appreciate the Department of Justice'... |
PCA commends Corker-Murphy plan – estimates US$210bn additional for infrastructure investment25 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsLast week, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a plan calling for an increase in federal petrol and diesel taxes to shore up the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and prevent a potential nationwide road construction work stoppage. According to initial reports, the taxes will generate US$164bn increase in HTF revenues. Analysis by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), however, reports that the Corker-Murphy proposal would result in nearly US$210bn additional dollar... |
Martin Marietta to resolve TXI competition issues24 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsMartin Marietta Materials, Inc expects to enter into an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will resolve all competition issues with respect to the proposed acquisition of Texas Industries, Inc. Martin Marietta believes that the agreement will be finalised this week. While Martin Marietta is not in a position to state the terms of the agreement until it is final, it anticipates that the agreement will require the divestiture of Martin Marietta's North Troy aggregates quarry i... |
Montana modernisation on the cards, USA20 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsUS-based Ash Grove Cement Company has applied for a change to its air quality permit for possible modernisation to its Montana cement facility. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is accepting public comment on its preliminary decision to grant Ash Grove a change to its existing permit. The modified permit includes possible modernisation of the facility in the form of a new, more energy-efficient kiln and construction of an overland conveyor for transporting raw materials from ... |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp to reopen California terminal20 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsMitsubishi Materials Corp, Japan’s second-biggest cement maker, plans to restart its US import terminal for the first time in seven years, Naoki Ono, president of the company’s cement operations, told Bloomberg in a recent interview. The company is preparing to reopen its terminal in California’s Long Beach as soon as the second half of 2015 and is considering a second US terminal in San Diego, Naoki Ono said. It is also eager to buy existing output plants or ally with others to secure supp... |
Lehigh proposes new fly ash terminal, Canada29 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Inland Cement Company is proposing to construct and operate a fly ash terminal in Saskatchewan on land owned by Canadian National Railway Company (CN). The project involves the construction of a truck unloading facility, fly ash storage facility, and a railcar load out facility. The project is designed to accommodate a storage capacity of 20,000t of fly ash and would be in operation for a minimum of 20 years. Fly ash will be transported from the SaskPower Boundary Dam fly a... |
US March cement shipments rise 6% YoY27 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2014 rose by nearly six per cent YoY to 6.1Mt, latest data from the USGS show. Shipments for the year through to the end of March were 15.7Mt, up by about three per cent from the same period of last year. The leading Portland cement-producing states in March were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama in descending order. The leading consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia an... |
US cement demand growth continues in 201416 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsAlthough recent economic indicators point to a tempering of the US economy, PCA is maintaining its forecast for steady growth in construction and cement consumption during the next five years. A recent PCA forecast indicates a 7.9 per cent increase in cement consumption for 2014, almost double from the 4.5 per cent increase in 2013. The industry expects to see double-digit growth in 2015 and 2016 with 10 per cent growth both years. "There is considerable evidence that the economy's growth ... |
Eagle boosted by cement and plasterboard, USA15 May 2014, 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 36.7 per cent to US$1009.8m. Of this total turnover, cement represented 42.5 per cent, plasterboard accounted for 38.3 per cent, aggregates and concrete for 11.4 per cent and plasterboard liner for 7.7 per cent. The trading profit rose by 64.5 per cent to US$223.27m, helped by strong advances in both cement and plasterboard as additional volu... |
US cement shipments rise in February07 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2014 were 4.7Mt, up slightly from the level in February 2013 reports the US Geological Survey. Shipments for the year through February rose to 9.6Mt. The leading Portland cement-producing states in February were: Texas, California, Florida, Missouri, and Alabama, in descending order. The leading consuming states received about 52 per cent of the February total shipments and included: Texas, Calif... |