US May shipments down 4.5% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in May 2015 fell by 4.5 per cent YoY to 7.8Mt, data from the US Geological Survey released yesterday sh...
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Wet weather dampens Eagle Materials' 1Q
Eagle Materials' turnover, including its share of the Texas Lehigh cement joint venture, increased by 4.4 per cent to US$312m for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 ended 30 Jun...
US Senate passes DRIVE Act
By a bipartisan vote of 91 to 4, the US Senate on Thursday passed a six-year surface transportation authorisation. Passage of the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision f...
USA: Essroc acquires slag cement grinding unit from Holcim
Essroc has signed an agreement to acquire the slag cement grinding facility located in Camden, New Jersey, US from Holcim (US). As part of the transaction, Essroc will also obt...
PCA applauds House action to support coal ash recycling
By a bipartisan vote of 258 to 166, the US House of Representatives today passed legislation that will promote continued recycling of coal ash, a move which the Portland Cement...
Summit Materials completes acquisition of Lafarge North America assets
US-based construction materials company Summit Materials, Inc has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 1.2Mst cement plant in Davenport, Iowa along with seven ce...
US May shipments – preliminary figures
Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico reached 7.8Mt in May, according to preliminary results from the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total domes...
Mitsubishi terminal expansion gets key backing, USA
Long Beach City Council has rejected environmentalists’ attempts to block Mitsubishi Cement Corp’s plans to reactivate and expand its Port of Long Beach Terminal in California,...
Tank Connection: President and CEO transition
Tank Connection (TC) announced their President & CEO, Bill Neighbors will be stepping down in September. The company has just crossed the 500 employee mark and announced earlie...
PCA statement regarding the complaint filed against EPA, Corps, on Waters of the US Rule
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) released the following statement regarding the complaint the association filed today against the US Environmental Protection Agency and Ar...