Cement News tagged under: USA
Cemex26 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex has supplied more than 15,000m 3 of concrete for the reconstruction of the Guajataca Reservoir in Puerto Rico, which sustained significant damage from Hurricane Maria in September 2017. The concrete supplied included high-strength fluid concrete as well as structural concrete. The project, which was carried out over an 11-month period, completing this month, was overseen by the Del Valle Group construction company. The Guajataca Reservoir serves more than 200,000 homes as well as the ... |
Cementos Argos26 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe US Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of Cementos Argos on a pricing dispute involving two ready-mixed concrete (RMC) producers on St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Spartan Concrete Products accused Argos of unlawfully selling cement at a 10 per cent discount to Heavy Materials, a competitor to Spartan. Following a three-year price war between Spartan and Heavy Materials, Spartan withdrew its RMC business from St Thomas. The court found that Argos did not unlawfully sell cement at... |
US and Puerto Rican market contracts 2% in June23 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsTotal Portland and blended cement shipments (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico in June 2019 fell by 2.4 per cent to 9.1Mt when compared with June 2018, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A combined share of 38 per cent of shipments was received by Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and New York. Masonry cement shipments in June 2019 totalled 202,000t, down 6.1 per cent YoY. Leading consuming states were Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina and Georgia – these fiv... |
GCCA to moderate session at 2019 Climate Action Summit20 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is taking part in the 2019 Climate Action Summit to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. GCCA CEO, Benjamin Sporton, has been invited to moderate a session that will consider the cement and concrete industry's role in combatting climate change. The session will be hosted at the UN Headquarters on Saturday, 21 September 2019. Benjamin Sporton said: "The GCCA and its members are committed to creating an industry that i... |
Cemex invests in building materials delivery start-up16 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsCemex Ventures, the venture capital business of Cemex, has announced it has invested in GoFor Industries, a logistics marketplace for on-demand delivery of building materials and equipment for the DIY and construction industries. GoFor Industries is a start-up company founded in 2016 with operations in the USA and Canada. By 2020 GoFor is expected to expand to 20 major market areas in the USA. Gonzalo Galindo, CEO of Cemex Ventures, said, “With this investment, we seek to improve a criti... |
GCC signs agreement for clean energy supply13 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsMexico’s Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) has signed an agreement with a US-based clean energy provider for the supply of solar and wind energy to its cement plant in Odessa, Texas, to fulfil 100 per cent of the facility’s electricity requirement. The company did not release the name of the energy supplier but noted that energy supply is expected to begin in July 2022. The plans will mean an approximately 45,000tpa reduction in CO 2 . The 10-year fixed price agreement also represents a 22 p... |
Safety leadership – all aboard03 September 2019, Published under Cement NewsWhen USA-based Thomas Concrete appointed a new president and CEO, the company gained an ambitious safety programme. With the support of DEKRA Organisational Safety and Reliability (OSR) the concrete producer initially brought the senior leadership on-board, followed by local work teams, and transformed its safety record. By DEKRA OSR, USA. Thomas Concrete OSHA Recordables vs industry Headquartered in Atlanta, USA, Thomas Concrete is a mid-size ready-mix concrete producer with 12... |
Argos' Harleyville plant wins Energy Star®22 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsArgos has been awarded the Energy Star® certification from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the second-consecutive year for its Harleyville cement plant. Argos has been recognised for its commitment to reduce and efficient use of energy and the preservation of environmental resources. The award for the Harleyville plant follows those obtained by the Newberry and Roberta plant in 2017 and 2018, respectively. "We are delighted to be granted with this certification tha... |
PCA Summer forecasts suggests 2.3% growth in US cement consumption19 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) has released its summer forecast for the US cement sector with its near-term projections largely unchanged since PCA's Spring outlook. Cement consumption is expected to grow 2.3 per cent in 2019 and 1.7 per cent in 2020. Overall, slightly softer economic growth, suggests a gentler interest rate pattern as well as slightly less robust conditions in the labour market. For construction, these factors largely offset each other. |
Reviving a 60s modern marvel14 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsBuilt in the early 1960s, the Lafarge cement plant in Ravena, New York, USA, has seen many changes. As part of a three-year modernisation project, the facility improved its grinding section with the help of Gebr Pfeiffer Inc. The project resulted in higher output as well as a more efficient and environmentally-friendly grinding process. By Chris Oesch, Gebr Pfeiffer Inc, USA. Gebr Pfeiffer installed an MVR 6000 R-6 vertical roller mill as part of the modernisation project at Laf... |