Cement News tagged under: USA
Ragland Cement plant inaugurates new 1.65Mta line22 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsNational Cement Co 's Ragland cement plant, in Alabama, USA, has completed a two-year, US$300m project to install a new production line with alternative fuels. The key component of the production line is a rotary kiln that replaces coal with various fuels such as recycled wood chips, saw dust from area furniture and cabinet manufacturers, and tyre-derived fuels (TDF) composed of shredded scrap tyres. Guy Sidos, chairman and CEO of the Vicat Group , notes : “It is our fervent a... |
Argos launches Super UHPC12 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgos ( Argos group ) has launched an innovative and highly-specialised product called Super UHPC. This ultra-high performance concrete is already being used to rehabilitate two bridges over one of the most important roads in the state of Florida in the USA. This product is composed of specially-selected cementitious materials and fibres that give it outstanding mechanical and durable properties, making it an excellent alternative for building new bridges, roads and facades, as well ... |
Charah Solutions seals recycled flyash contract08 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCharah Solutions has been awarded a multi-year contract from a regulated utility for the marketing and sustainable recycling of fly ash in Indiana, USA. The multi-year project will begin in the 3Q22. Under the terms of the contract, Charah Solutions will be responsible for the utilisation of approximately 150,000tpa of specification grade fly ash. The fly ash will be distributed through Charah Solutions’ MultiSource ® materials network, a distribution system of nearly 40 nationwide lo... |
US$3.2m grant to support algae-grown cement06 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsA team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, has received a US$3.2m grant from the US Department of Energy to support the development of algae-grown cement. The university’s Will Srubar, associate professor in civil, environmental and architectural engineering, developed a way to harvest cement material from calcifying algae that consume water-dissolved CO 2 to produce limestone by photosynthesis. Algae-grown cement is carbon neutral because the same amount of C... |
CalPortland acquires Redding cement plant05 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCalPortland has purchased the Redding cement plant and other assets from Martin Marietta Materials Inc. In addition to the Redding cement plant in northern California, the assets include related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready-mixed concrete plants located in California. “We are pleased to welcome the new employees and related facilities to the CalPortland family,” said Allen Hamblen, president/CEO, CalPortland Co. “These assets will serve an important role in continuing CalPor... |
EcoMaterials Technologies secures fly ash deal01 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsEcoMaterials Technologies has announced an agreement with Georgia Power to harvest millions of tonnes of landfilled ash from plant Bowen , one of the largest coal-fired power plants in North America. Under the agreement, Eco Material will harvest approximately 600,000t of landfilled ash per year from the plant in Cartersville, Georgia, USA. The effort will remove and beneficially use more than 9 Mt . There is also the potential to expand operations to a second location and double ... |
Sika to open new US concrete admixtures plant29 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsSika is opening a new manufacturing plant for concrete admixtures in Stafford, Virginia, USA to help meet demand in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. According to the company, the new plant is well positioned to support the addiitonal needs of the announced infrastructure programme of CHF200-250bn (US$209-216bn) in these two regions. The new facility in Stafford will be the second-biggest manufacturing plant for Sika concrete admixtures in the USA. "This investment allows us to sign... |
US-Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement market contracts 5% in April27 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsShipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 5.3 per cent YoY to 9.2Mt in April 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states – Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia – accounted for 41 per cent of total shipments. The leading cement-producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments totalled 217,000t in April 2022, slipping from April 2021. ... |
The growing need to recycle concrete safely and responsibly24 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week Holcim announced that it has successfully created the first clinker made entirely of recycled minerals and concrete. The circular economy can be truly closed in a circle if concrete can be reused to make clinker and in turn cement. Holcim believes the process will improve decarbonisation of the industry and help to reach net-zero emissions. However, there are many arguments against the recycling concrete for new buildings and cement manufacture. Holcim's breakthrough research a... |
PCA questions future of IIJA23 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) has voiced concerns over plans to suspend the US federal gas tax. US President Joe Biden called on Congress this week to suspend the tax in a bid to stem the rise in fuel prices at the pump, which topped US$5/gallon for the first time ever this month. While this move may be welcomed by motorists, the PCA believes it could have serious ramifications for the US construction industry, according to PR Newswire. “Pausing the federal gas tax is the wrong deci... |