Continental Cement announces price increase
US-based Continental Cement Co (Summit Materials) has announced a price increase for customers served by its Louisiana and Memphis terminals. As a result of increasing industry ...
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Verder Scientific acquires Mager scientific
Scientific equipment supplier and manufacturer Verder Scientific (Verder Group) has acquired Mager Scientific, the distributor of metallographic and hardness testing equipment i...
US shipments see 16% uptick in March
Total shipments for Portland and blended cement, including imports in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 16 per cent YoY to 9Mt in March 2021, reports the US Geological Survey (US...
New CEO for LafargeHolcim's US cement business
LafargeHolcim has announced the appointment of Toufic Tabbara as CEO of its US cement operations. "Toufic is a proven leader in this industry. With a professional background tha...
Lafarge Canada releases EcoPlanet in the Pacific Northwest
Lafarge Canada (LafargeHolcim group) has introduced the ultra-low carbon cement product, EcoPlanet to the Pacific Northwest, part of the company’s Western Canadian market. The f...
What's behind Lehigh Hanson's divestment of its west region assets?
HeidelbergCement Group made a significant announcement this week about the sale of several business activities in the US west region, under Lehigh Hanson's control, to US-based ...
LafargeHolcim to settle US lawsuit from Cuban operations
LafargeHolcim Ltd has agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of 25 US nationals who claimed the company used their Cuban property to conduct business, accord...
LafargeHolcim in the US: resilience, innovation and sustainability Premium
ICR speaks with LafargeHolcim’s Director of Corporate Manufacturing and Slag Operations, Derick Dreyer, about the company’s US operations, their resilience in times of COVID-19 ...
HeidelbergCement sells US West region assets to Martin Marietta
As part of its portfolio optimisation and margin improvement programme in its North American business, HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement to sell its business activities i...
Florida: bolder, brighter, better Premium
Like all US states, Florida has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with tourist numbers plummeting as borders shut and lockdown measures were imposed. But pent-up demand in...