IEEE-IAS/PCA breaks record attendance
The 66th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference and Exhibition 2024 reached new heights in Denver, USA, with a record 1206 attendees to the annual meeting that combined training, a con...
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Holcim US scoops slag cement award
Holcim US has been recognised by the Slag Cement Association (SCA) as a winner in the 2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards. The company was honoured in the Innovat...
Waiting for the sunshine
The US Northern Rockies region has seen cement demand growth slow following the post-pandemic rebound. As the country awaits the outcome of the presidential elections, it look...
Achieving carbon neutrality
Mike Ireland, president and CEO of Portland Cement Association (PCA), has embarked on a nationwide tour of PCA member company plants, sitting down with CEOs, plant managers an...
66th IEEE-IAS/PCA 2024 achieves record attendance in Denver
The 66 th IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado, USA, announced a record attendance of 1200 delegates, as the technical sessions began on 30 April ...
The catalyst for US carbon capture: the call for policies
US cement manufacturers are urging the US government to pass realistic, feasible policies to reach carbon neutrality. Rick Bohan, the PCA’s lead on development and implementat...
Continental Cement – bigger and better storage
Continental Cement Co addressed limited cement storage c apacity on land and replaced some of its river storage with a new dome silo supplied by Dome Technology. As a result, ...
US cement outlook
The US economy is strong. While PCA never bought into a recession scenario, its Fall Forecast (early October 2023) expected a modest economic growth slowdown. Data released fo...
Difficult start to 2024 for US cement market
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 5.886Mt in the first month of 2024, down 14.3 per cent YoY from the 6.8...
GCC net income up 51% in 1Q24
GCC SAB de CV reported a 11.9 per cent YoY increase in consolidated net sales to US$272.8m in the 1Q24 from US$243.9m in the 1Q23, mainly on the back of higher sales volumes in...