Cemex to use waste fishing nets as alternative fuel
Cemex will use abandoned fishing nets to produce alternative fuel for its kilns in Panama. Cemex, the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP) together with Audubon America...
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Weak start to 2025 for US cement sales
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 5.729Mt in January, down 3.1 per cent YoY from the 5.914Mt recorded in ...
Holcim Costa Rica requests Coprocom authorisation to purchase AMCO plants
Holcim Costa Rica and América Construcciones SA (AMCO) filed a request before the country’s Commission to Promote Competition (Coprocom) for the sale by AMCO of a ready-mix con...
Cemex appoints Alejandro Ramirez as new regional president
Cemex has announced the appointment of Alejandro Ramirez as its new president for the South, Central America and Caribbean (SCA&C) region as part of a planned leadership transi...
Cemex appoints new EMEA president and Puerto Rico manager
Cemex has appointed José Antonio Cabrera as the new president EMEA region, starting April. Mr Cabrera was first employed by Cemex in 2000 and has worked in various positi...
Holcim El Salvador opens new San Miguel distribution centre
Holcim El Salvador has opened a new distribution centre in San Miguel to reinforce its presence in the eastern part of the country. The new centre will optimise access to...
Unitherm secures new contract for gas firing equipment in Mexico
Unitherm Cemcon has been awarded a new contract to supply gas firing equipment for a calciner at a Mexican cement plant. Following the economic benefits of natural gas firing, ...
Caribbean Cement posts US$37.5m net profit in 2024
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCC) posted a net profit of JMD5.9bn (US$37.5m) for its December year-end, marking a 6.7 per cent increase YoY despite adverse weather conditions. ...
US cement market contracts in 2024
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico, declined by 6.7 per cent YoY to 6.75Mt in December 2024, according to the US Geol...
Mexico and Canada on alert as Trump pauses cement trade war
This week, President Trump escalated trade tensions by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on US imports from Canada and Mexico, before pausing the tariff rise for both countries unt...