Cement News tagged under: USA
Cemex re-organises its Cementos Chihuahua investments30 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Cementos de Chihuahua’s ownership is being restructured, with Cemex taking a 23 per cent direct stake as well as a minority interest in Camcem, which will be the majority shareholder in Cementos de Chihuahua. Cementos de Chihuahua will remain a quoted company. Cementos de Chihuahua saw its turnover for the first six months decline by 1.4 per cent to US$333.4m, with the US operations registering a 4.2 per cent improvement to US$235.4m, while the Mexican activities registered a 13.3 p... |
Preliminary US cement shipments to June 201619 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe US Geological Survey has released preliminary results for the US cement shipments up to June 2016. US deliveries totalled 8,146,984t of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and blended cements in June, while foreign imports totalled just over 1Mt. The state of Missouri produced the most cement during June with a production of 889,858t, closely followed by California’s 889,133t. Florida saw its production of cement reach 506,593t. For the year up to 30 June 2016, US cement producers manu... |
USA: Cemex receives EPA certificates for five plants18 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Eneregy Star certification for 2016 at five of its cement plants. The Brooksville, Miami, Clinchfield, Fairborn and Victorville plants have all been recognised by Eneregy Star for their efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability. This was the 10th consequitve year that the Clinchfield plant achieved Energy Star Certification. It is one of only two plants in the USA to reach that milestone. It was also the sixth ti... |
USA: Martin Marietta elects new Board members16 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsMartin Marietta Materials Inc has appointed a new independent director to its Board of Directors. John J (Jack) Koraleski, former chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Union Pacific Corporation, was elected to Martin Marietta's Board of Directors on 15 August 2016. Mr Koraleski, 65, will serve on Martin Marietta's Audit Committee, Management Development and Compensation Committee, and Executive Committee. At its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May, Donald (Don) W Slager was elec... |
McInnis Cement breaks ground on US cement terminal10 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsMcInnis Cement officially broke ground at the new cement company's first US terminal in the Port of Providence. The overall cost of the project is expected to reach US$22m when completed by year-end. Construction will begin shortly on the existing ProvPort warehouse, which will be transformed into a world-class receiving and storing facility. McInnis Cement will also build a modern rail and truck station for loading purposes. “We are proud to commence construction of our first terminal in ... |
Seizing opportunities08 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has expanded rapidly over the last decade from a local Colombian company to a multinational cement, concrete and aggregates player, competing successfully in a global business environment. ICR speaks with Cementos Argos’ CEO, Juan Esteban Calle, about the company’s continued rise. Juan Esteban Calle, CEO of Cementos Argos By the end of 2015 Cementos Argos had transformed its operations to encompass nine integrated cement plants in Colombia, three in the US and one... |
USA: cement shipments rise 5.1% in May05 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2016 were about 8.2Mt, up by 5.1 per cent from sales in May 2015. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement sales in May were California, Texas, Missouri, Florida, and Michigan, in descending order, and these states accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the national total. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Ohio, and Illinois, in descending order) receiv... |
Vicat's 1H16 results in the USA continue to improve04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsVicat's first half turnover eased by 0.4 per cent to EUR1237m, which amounts to a 4.3 per cent increase on a comparative basis. The EBITDA improved by 2.3 per cent to EUR208m and the margin improved from 16.3 per cent to 16.8 per cent. The trading profit moved ahead by 11.2 per cent to EUR103m, with the underlying margin improving by 16.5 per cent. The net attributable profit improved by 45.7 per cent to EUR49m, while net debt at the end of the period amounted to EUR1059m and the gearing le... |
USA: Cemex to supply Florida Highway project04 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA is participating in the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a 21-mile reconstruction of Central Florida’s main interstate highway. This is the largest and most complex infrastructure project currently underway in Florida, USA. The I-4 Improvement Project will upgrade interchanges and bridges for the communities in Orange and Seminole Counties. Cemex is expected to supply more than 4900 truckloads of reinforced ready-mix concrete pipe and more than 375,000 of the 620,000 cubic yards... |
USA: Martin Marietta 2Q16 gross profits up 23%03 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsMartin Marietta Materials, one of the top five US aggregates producers, has announced a first half turnover 11.3 per cent ahead at US$1649.8m and EBITDA rose by 40.6 per cent to US$419.1m. The trading profit jumped by 67 per cent to US$271.5m and after a net interest charge that was 5.4 per cent higher at US$40.3m and other items, the pretax profit jumped by 90.3 per cent to US$240.3m and the net attributable profit advanced by 89.6 per cent to US$167m. Net debt at the end of June was 8.8 pe... |