Lafarge's Ravena cement plant upgrade is completed
The ribbon has been cut on the completion of a three-year, multi-million dollar modernisation project to imporve the Lafarge (LafargeHolcim group) Ravena Cement plant in New Yor...
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CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement
CRH plc has reached an agreement to buy US-based Ash Grove Cement Co for US$3.5bn. The proposed transaction is subject to Ash Grove shareholder and regulatory approvals and will...
Federated Investors sell shares in Summit Materials Inc
Federated Investors Inc PA lowered its position in Summit Materials, Inc by 65.5 per cent in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the ...
Monarch Cement sees 7% net profit rise in 2Q17
The Monarch Cement Co reported in a SEC filing a one per cent YoY increase in consolidated sales from US$45,105,834 to US$45,593,593 in 2Q17. Net profit rose by seven per cent t...
Proposal for solar array at Holcim US Hagerstown
Holcim US Inc is proposing the construction of a 10MW solar power plant on a 120-acre section of its property just south of Antietam Creek, near its cement plant in Hagerstown (...
Vulcan reaches agreement to acquire Polaris Materials
Vulcan Materials announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Polaris Materials, an aggregates and logistics company, which serves key California markets from...
Cemex contributes to Texas relief effort
Cemex announced a total US$500,000 donation for employee and community relief efforts in Texas, USA, after the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. Cemex USA has a strong op...
US and Puerto Rico half-year shipments up slightly
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico for the year through June were 44.7Mt, up slightly from those during the same period of 2016, according ...
Spotlight on CRH
CRH reported 'satisfactory growth' in the first half of this year, with stabilising trends seen in key European markets and EBITDA growth in the Americas more than offsetting re...
Florida cement-recycling business turned down
Sarasota County Commissioners, in Florida, have turned down a plan to locate a cement-recycling plant near a popular bird sanctuary. The Audubon Society calls the site an ideal ...