GCC sees higher volumes and bettter pricing
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 19 per cent rise YoY in second-quarter net sales to MXP3051m (US$186m) on the back of higher volumes and a better pricing environmen...
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USA: Lehigh Cement silos make way for new riverfront
A group of Lehigh Cement silos on Richmond’s riverfront in Virginia were demolished on Wednesday afternoon. The silos on Wharf Street were being removed to make way for a paved ...
Schon named PCA Vice President and Counsel, Government Affairs
Portland Cement Association (PCA) named Michael Schon as vice president and counsel for government affairs. With PCA, he will have lead responsibility for shepherding the associ...
CalPortland Co to buy Martin Marietta's California cement business
Taiheiyo Cement Corp announced Tuesday that its California subsidiary CalPortland Co (CPC) will buy Martin Marietta Materials Inc's cement business in California for US$420m. Ma...
Martin Marietta sees higher building volumes
Martin Marietta Materials, one of the top five US aggregates producers, has announced a first-half turnover 46.9 per cent ahead at US$1612.7m, thanks to the initial consolidatio...
PCA: "Clean Power Plan" will impact all segments of US economy
Yesterday, President Obama authorised new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on emissions of CO2 from power plants. "These unprecedented regulations will have ...
Vulcan’s profit falls following exceptional gains in previous year
Vulcan Materials' first-half turnover rose by 11.8 per cent to US$1526.4m, but EBITDA declined by 31.8 per cent to US$300.2m. The trading profit fell by 44.8 per cent to US$164....
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 sho...
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 June ...
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 fo...