CRH's nine-month results show growth
In its autumn trading statement, CRH said that turnover improved by three per cent in Europe and by five per cent in the Americas, or four per cent overall. EBITDA should b...
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US Jan-August shipments increase 7% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through August 2014 were 57.3Mt, up by about seven per cent from the same perio...
Michigan DEQ grants Lafarge new fuel approval, USA
State officials have approved a request from Lafarge to burn asphalt shingles and plastics at its plant near Alpena, Michigan, USA. The state’s Department of Environmental Qua...
Cementos Argos 3Q14 net profit jumps 69%
Cementos Argos, Colombia’s leading cement producer, posted a 69 per cent jump in net earnings for the first nine months of the year to COP217.5bn (US$111m), boosted by higher U...
Eagle Materials reports record 2Q volumes
Eagle Materials' first-half turnover to the end of September, including its share of the Texan cement joint venture with HeidelbergCement, increased by 15.2 per cent to US$616....
Martin Marietta boosted by TXI acquisition
Martin Marietta Materials, with a three-month contribution from Texas Industries (TX)I, increased turnover by 30.5 per cent to US$2101.6m in the first nine months of the calend...
US cement market grows 2.8% in August
Cement shipments in the USA were up 2.8 per cent in August 2013 when compared with August 2013, according to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). While southe...
Mitsubishi plans CA terminal expansion, USA
Mitsubishi Cement is seeking to expand the footprint of its import terminal at the Port of Long Beach, California, for the more efficient handling of operations. Port official...
PCA: economic indicators trend upward
Strong US second-quarter GDP figures, which have been revised upward, further realign economic growth with many indicators that suggest continued, steady improvement, recent PC...
Vulcan expands through acquisitions, USA
Vulcan Materials Company, the biggest construction aggregates producer in the US, completed six acquisitions during its third quarter to expand its aggregate operations. Thes...