Cement News tagged under: usa
Argos MD forecasts further investments in the USA and Caribbean05 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsJuan Esteban Calle, MD of Argos SA has revealed that the company is looking to invest in the USA and nearby markets to increase imports. “In the United States, we are making a significant investment in a port in Houston, which will help increase imports,” said Mr Calle. “We are also making other relevant investments in two plants that will allow us to increase our capacity in West Virginia and South Carolina, with an additional 450,000t for the domestic market. “Furthermore, we have ... |
US construction outlook is about to change for CRH and others01 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe outlook for US construction of affordable housing is set to change dramatically over the next two years. "Developers see a massive shortage ahead, which threatens to undo the recent progress in closing the daunting affordable housing gap in many US cities," reports Bloomberg. While interest rates have been increasing, the number of housing projects starting this year has been cut significantly. 2022 projects will typically come online after 18-24 months, therefore construction compani... |
H&M Construction Co to build GCC K3 Odessa expansion project29 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsH&M Construction Co, Inc has been selected by GCC to be the design-builder of its new K3 pyroprocessing expansion at the Odessa , Texas, USA facility. GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, recently announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the Odessa plant, increasing its cement production capacity by over 1Mta and lowering the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13 per cent. As part of the design-build scope, H&M will work closely with GC... |
UNACEM to acquire Tehachapi plant25 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsPeru-based Grupo UNACEM is buying the 0.9Mta Tehachapi cement plant in California, USA, from Martin Marietta Materials Inc for US$317m. "The acquisition of Tehachapi represents an opportunity to strengthen our presence in the Southwest US market," said Pedro Lerner, CEO of Grupo UNACEM. "If this transaction is approved, the United States would become the second country in terms of installed capacity for the UNACEM Group and also as a generator of revenues and EBITDA, after Peru. It is a... |
Cupertino site to become housing and open spaces area23 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe former Lehigh Southwest Cement Co cement plant site in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Cupertino, USA, is likely to turn into a combination of housing and open spaces. The site’s cement-making operations shut down over three years ago and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently solidified the plant’s permanent closure through an agreement with Lehigh and partner Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Lehigh’s parent company, Heidelberg Materials AG , is decommissioning and re... |
PCA announces 2023 Energy and Environment Award winners21 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the majority of America’s cement manufacturers, has announced the winners of its 2023 Energy and Environment Awards. PCA Energy and Environment Awards are given to companies that have implemented outstanding environmental practices and have forged exemplary relationships with communities where their cement plants are located, says the PCA. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental effort... |
Lehigh Hanson Cupertino facility to permanently shut18 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson will not be able to restart cement production at its plant and quarry near Cupertino after a legal ruling by Santa Clara County. Earlier this week, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed that the kiln, which has been closed since April 2020, would not reopen, reports The Mercury News. Local residents and environmental groups have been campaigning for the closure of the plant for years over concerns regarding pollution. Lehigh Hanson announced in 2021 ... |
Dome Technology start inflating dome for Titan America15 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn Chesapeake (VA), USA, Dome Technology is hard at work on a 67,500t dome silo for Titan America . The dome is 42.1m (138ft) in diameter and 43m (141ft) tall and is engineered to withstand settling and natural disaster alike. Lane Roberts, Dome Technology's sales manager, said: “It’s incredible to think that one of the strongest manmade structures in the world begins as a fabric airform, but it’s true.” Dome Technology’s team is currently preparing the PVC airform for inflation. Once inf... |
Fortera carbon capture plant to come on-stream at end of 202311 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe construction of the Fortera carbon capture unit at at CalPortland ’s Redding cement plant , should be finished this year. Fortera’s Vice President of Product Development, Dr Craig Hargis, says they should be producing ReCarb™materials in 2024. Dr Hargis says the finished, more environmentally-friendly product should not be any more expensive than conventional concrete; with the same uses. "It could, really, be used anywhere existing cement is used," he said. "So, that would inclu... |
Argos reports a 26% EBITDA growth in 1H2310 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgos (Group Argos) had a solid operating period in the 1H23 recording an EBITDA of US$278m, an increase of 26 per cent and a sales rise of eight per cent or US$1.5bn. During the accounting period, Argos shipped 7.9Mt of cement, a contraction of 2.7 per cent when compared with the 1H22 and 3.5Mm 3 of concrete, down 6.5 per cent on the 1H23. This was caused mainly by the higher number of rainy days in the USA, the slowdown in house building in Colombia and by the difficult social and po... |