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 US...
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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$616.78m.
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 calenda...
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 souther...
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 officials ...
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 PCA...
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. These c...
Texas cement shipments in August up 15.2%
August cement shipments in the US state of Texas advanced 15.2 per cent than in the same period of 2013, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
57th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference promises to be “BIG”
The 57th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Toronto, Canada between 26-30 April 2015. This year’s conference theme is “...
PCA: ASTM International releases new product category rules for several cements
ASTM International has released the final product category rules (PCR) for Portland, blended hydraulic, masonry, mortar and plastic stucco cements. The PCA notes that the develo...