IEEE offers Capitol ideas
The 56th IEEE-IAS PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference was held at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor (MD), near Washington, DC, USA, between 13-17 April 2014. ...
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Martin Marietta and TXI confirm agreement with US Department of Justice
Martin Marietta has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), approved by the district court for the District of Columbia, that resolves all competition iss...
PCA commends Corker-Murphy plan – estimates US$210bn additional for infrastructure investment
Last week, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a plan calling for an increase in federal petrol and diesel taxes to shore up the Highway Trust F...
Martin Marietta to resolve TXI competition issues
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc expects to enter into an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will resolve all competition issues with respect to the proposed acquis...
Montana modernisation on the cards, USA
US-based Ash Grove Cement Company has applied for a change to its air quality permit for possible modernisation to its Montana cement facility. The Montana Department of Envi...
Mitsubishi Materials Corp to reopen California terminal
Mitsubishi Materials Corp, Japan’s second-biggest cement maker, plans to restart its US import terminal for the first time in seven years, Naoki Ono, president of the company’s...
Lehigh proposes new fly ash terminal, Canada
Lehigh Inland Cement Company is proposing to construct and operate a fly ash terminal in Saskatchewan on land owned by Canadian National Railway Company (CN). The project in...
US March cement shipments rise 6% YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2014 rose by nearly six per cent YoY to 6.1Mt, latest data from the USGS show. Shi...
US cement demand growth continues in 2014
Although recent economic indicators point to a tempering of the US economy, PCA is maintaining its forecast for steady growth in construction and cement consumption during the ...
Eagle boosted by cement and plasterboard, USA
Including its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials for the financial year to the end of March advanced by 36.7 per cent to US$1009.8m...