ASTM proposes new standards for SCMs
ASTM International’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09) is developing a proposed standard specification for a broad range of supplementary cementitious materials ...
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US and Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement shipments down 3% in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 2.8 per cent YoY to 6.6Mt in February 2023, according to the US Geolog...
Lafarge Canada acquires Westridge Quarries
Lafarge Canada (Holcim) has acquired Westridge Quarries operations. Westridge is a well-established supplier of construction aggregates and contract crushing services for the ...
Carbon Upcycling receives SCM project investment funds
Carbon Upcycling and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), funded by the US Department of Energy, has been awarded international funding to advance carbon utilisati...
New Mitchell Cement kiln line produces first clinker
First clinker was produced at the Lehigh Portland Cement's new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, USA, on 23 April 2023. The construction of the new Mitch...
CRH supplies major highway project in Utah
CRH is playing an integral part in the West Davis Corridor project in Utah, USA. The 27km (17-mile), four-lane greenfield highway project will include freeway-style interchan...
Hollingshead Cement opens new terminal
Hollingshead Cement, the cement division of SRM Concrete, has opened a new cement terminal in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The dome-style terminal is capable of housing up to 50...
Heidelberg Materials acquires The SEFA Group Inc
Heidelberg Materials has agreed to acquire The SEFA Group, Inc, the largest recycler of harvested fly ash for use in concrete products in the USA. Based in Lexington, South ...
GCC reports 146% surge in 1Q net income
GCC SAB de CV posted its first-quarter 2023 consolidated sales, which saw a 17.9 per cent YoY increase to US$243.9m. EBITDA in the 1Q23 advanced 15.5 per cent YoY to US$63m. ...
WSC cement set for growth?
The cement markets of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas – collectively known as West South Central (WSC) – recovered in 2022 after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the reg...