Fate of Century-old cement plant stalls amid sinkhole fears
Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski is demanding answers from state officials regarding a five-year delay in permitting for the Buzzi Unicem cement plant. The Stockertown ...
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Sublime Systems cuts workforce after loss of federal funding
Sublime Systems has laid off around two-thirds of its workforce after losing an US$87m federal grant that had been earmarked to support construction of a commercial-scale cement...
HWI opens advanced Missouri monolithics facility
HWI, a Calderys company and premier refractory supplier, officially opened its advanced lightweight monolithics production facility in Fulton, Missouri, on March 12, 2026. This ...
Amrize vessel arrives to begin Great Lakes shipping season
The 2026 Great Lakes shipping season has officially commenced in Alpine this with the arrival of the ‘Samuel de Champlain’s Innovation’. The specialised tug and barge docked at ...
Progressive Planet develops new LCD cement technology
Canadian firm Progressive Planet has filed a US provisional patent application for a new supplementary cementing material (SCM) branded Planet LCD Cement, designed to replace up...
USGS figures show weaker US cement demand
Statistics published by the US Geological Survey (USGS) for November 2025 show a decrease in demand in the USA from the previous year. Although November 2025 indicated a modest ...
US non-residential construction spending closes 2025 flat
Preliminary, non-seasonally adjusted data for November and December 2025 showed non-residential spending at -1.0 per cent and +0.2 per cent YoY, respectively, compared with -0.5...
Major Pensacola projects fuelled by new ship arrival
A familiar sight returned to the Port of Pensacola this morning: the M/V Girt Cement IV is back for its first of multiple planned visits this year, delivering imported Tamuin Ty...
Cemex to acquire Omega Products International
Generating approximately US$23m in EBITDA annually, operates four production plants in California, Nevada and Colorado, offering significant synergies with Cemex's US business. ...
Holcim Reports strong 2025 earnings and sets 2026 growth guidance
In the fourth quarter, Holcim recorded a recurring EBIT rise of 12.2 per cent in local currency compared to the prior-year period to CHF601m. Net sales increased 3.4 per cent in...