Smyrna ready-mix concrete acquires Gerig Concrete
“We’re excited to welcome the Gerig Concrete team to the SRM team,” said Jeff Hollingshead, CEO of SRM Concrete. “They’ve built a strong presence in the area, and we’re looking...
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GCC secures US$135m financing for plant expansion in Texas
Mexico-based cement and construction materials producer GCC , formerly known as Grupo Cementos Chihuahua, has closed a pair of bank loans for US$135m to finance expansion ...
VLS Environmental Solutions to build AF facility in New Braunfels
VLS Environmental Solutions has unveiled plans for an alternative engineered fuel (AEF) waste processing facility in New Braunfels, Texas, USA. The plant will support Zero ...
US construction spending up 2% in February
US construction spending, adjusted for inflation (real 2009 dollars) increased by 2.1 per cent YoY in February 2025, according to the PCA. Despite a 6.7 per cent YoY increa...
CRH reports drop in CO2e emissions in 2024
CRH has continued to reduce its CO 2 e emissions while delivering significant business growth. CRH’s recently released 2024 Sustainability Report states that in 2024 the group’...
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 ...
US Dept of Energy under DOGE pressure to cut Clean Energy Dept
Faced with pressure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the US Department of Energy (DOE) is expected to see considerable cuts to the Office of Clean Energy De...
Carbon Clean completes first industrial deployment of CycloneCC
Carbon Clean has announced the successful completion of the world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC. The modular unit has achieved the major milestone of around 4000 o...
US tariffs will hit Greek and Canadian cement producers hardest
Canadian and Greek cement producers will be hit hardest by US tariffs. Adding to the already announced 25 per cent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports, on 2 April the US adm...
UNACEM posts record EBITDA in 2024
Peru based cement producer UNACEM posted a record EBITDA of US$245m in 2024, representing an 11.1 per cent YoY increase and a margin of 24.2 per cent. UNACEM Peru and its energ...