Cement News tagged under: USA
US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement market expands 7% in August28 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico saw a 7.3 per cent YoY advance to 10.9Mt in August 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The country’s leading markets included Texas, California, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, where 36.6 per cent of sales were delivered. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cements were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, which accounted for 37.2 per cent of cement produc... |
GCC posts 18% hike in 3Q net profit26 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsGCC reported an 11.8 per cent YoY increase in sales to US$352.8m in the July-September 2022 period from US$315.4m in the year-ago period. EBITDA in the 3Q22 advanced by 6.6 per cent YoY to US$117.4m. Meanwhile, the consolidated net profit of GCC increased by 18.4 per cent YoY to US$69.5m in the 3Q22 when compared with US$58.7m in the 3Q21. “Once again we achieved an extraordinary performance. The results of the third quarter reflect that GCC continues to successfully mitigate the impacts o... |
GCCA and ACI join forces to promote concrete sustainability25 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the American Concrete Institute (ACI) have signed an International Partnership Agreement (IPA) to develop and disseminate information on concrete, concrete structures, and concrete sustainability. GCCA is the key driver of sustainability in the cement and concrete industry, working towards the goal of carbon neutral concrete. Representing 80 per cent of global production outside of China, as well as key Chinese producers such as CNBM, t... |
Continental Cement produces lowest carbon PLC to date24 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC , a subsidiary of Summit Materials , has produced a 20 per cent Portland limestone cement (PLC), the lowest carbon PLC to date, as part of a research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the National Road Research Alliance. The research project evaluated the performance of low carbon cement products for use in future transportation infrastructure procurement and material selection to reduce overall environmental impacts. PLC ... |
Continental Cement achieves a 20% lower carbon Portland cement21 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Company LLC ( Summit Materials Inc ) produced a 20 per cent Portland limestone cement (PLC), the lowest-carbon Portland limestone cement to date as part of an innovative research project for the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDoT) and the National Road Research Alliance project. The research study evaluates the performance of low-carbon cement and concrete products for utilisation in future transportation infrastructure procurement and material selectio... |
New president of Saint-Gobain's North American construction materials division21 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies by Saint-Gobain, GCP’s Specialty Construction Chemicals (SCC) segment will integrate with Chryso within the new Construction Chemicals Business Unit, part of the High-Performance Solutions division of Saint-Gobain. Steve Williams, formerly president of Chryso North America, has been appointed president of the Construction Chemicals Business Unit for North America and will run the combined North American business. As part of the ... |
MDG wins bucket elevator order for Paulden plant20 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the installation of Drake Cemen t’s new vertical roller mill (VRM) for milling cement slag and raw material grinding, MDG America was selected to supply the plant with four high-quality chain bucket elevators to feed the mill section. The bucket elevators will operate from 26-362tph of material. MDG bucket elevators 1 and 2 moving material for grinding at Drake Cement Plan MDG has supplied a variety of bulk handling equipment for the the plant located in Paulden ,... |
Limestone and cement top Port of Green Bay's imports18 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsSeptember saw 190,083t of cargo shipped through the Port of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, bringing the total cargo shipments to 1.3Mt for the 2022 shipping season. Limestone and cement were again the top cargos moving through the port in September with 72,453t of domestic limestone imported and 45,936t of cement imported. At 1,303,956t of goods shipped through the end of September, total cargo is down about five per cent from a year ago. In addition to limestone and cement, key September... |
PCA's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality - one year on17 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsIt is one year since the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its Roadmap to carbon neutrality. America’s cement manufacturers have committed to the goal of reaching carbon neutrality throughout the cement-concrete-construction value chain by 2050. Currently, based on US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon emissions data, the manufacture of cement accounts for 1.25 per cent of US CO 2 emissions – with demand projected to increase, we have a once-in-a-generation... |
Titan America digitises Pennsuco and Roanoke plants14 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsTitan America has announced the successful implementation of digitalisation applications based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning at its two cement plants, resulting in enhanced equipment throughput and reliability, reduced energy consumption, and improved product consistency and quality. Titan America has deployed autonomous AI real-time optimisation algorithms that dynamically process vast amounts of data from plant sensors and continuously adjust variables, bring... |