Martin Marietta's net profit trebles
Martin Marietta Materials, the fourth-largest US aggregates producer, has announced a first-half turnover 161.9 per cent ahead at US$1097.8m and the EBITDA improved by 23.8 per ...
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Argos sees strong performance in US division
Argos closed the first half of 2014 with an 87 per cent increase in net profit driven by acquisitions and positive market trends, most notably in the US which generated earnings...
Eagle advances cement volumes by 4%
In the first quarter of its financial year to 31 of March 2014, Eagle Materials' turnover, including its share of the Texas Lehigh cement joint venture, increased by 17 per cent...
HeidelbergCement considering US cement plants
HeidelbergCement might buy the US and French cement plants that Lafarge and Holcim want to divest in order to receive the regulatory approval for their merger deal, according to...
LH Merger update: plants for sale
Finally, exactly two months after the first official announcement of their 'merger of equals', Lafarge and Holcim clarify which plants are likely to be put up for sale. No surpr...
Martin Marietta completes TXI acquisition
Martin Marietta Inc said it has completed its acquisition of Texas Industries Inc (TXI). As a result, the common stock of TXI is no longer listed for trading on the New York Sto...
US: PCA maintains favourable outlook despite 1Q weakness
According to the PCA’s ‘2014 State Construction and Cement Forecasts - All States’, first-quarter weakness among some economic indicators appears temporary and the association m...
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. T...
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 issu...
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 Fu...