US April shipments decline marginally
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in April 2013 were about 6.7Mt, slightly down from the same month of the previous year, latest data fr...
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Texas Industries fourth-quarter net profit declines, sales rise
Texas Industries Inc reported that its fourth-quarter net income declined to US$44.14m as the prior-year results included a higher gain from asset sales. However, the compan...
CRH: acquisition and investment update, Ireland
Irish building materials major CRH plc announced it has undertaken 17 acquisition and investment initiatives during the first half of 2013. These transactions, together with th...
USA: Ash Grove's Montana City cement plant invests
Ash Grove Cement in Montana City is aiming to stay competitive, thanks to some recent upgrades and expansion. It's been nearly 50 years since Ash Grove broke ground for its cem...
USA: congressman tours cement plant
Congressman Mike Turner recently took a tour of Cemex’s Fairborn plant. The factory, which has been in operation for more than 80 years, is one of two operating cement plants ...
EPA settlement with Ash Grove Cement, USA
Ash Grove Cement Co has agreed to pay a US$2.5m penalty and invest approximately US$30m in pollution-control technology, the US Department of Justice and US Environmental Prote...
Texas Industries announces new chairman of the board, USA
Texas Industries, Inc announced that its Board of Directors has named Tom Ransdell as its Chairman of the Board following the untimely death of Bob Rogers on 11 June 2013. M...
US cement shipments slip
Data just released by the US Geological Survey shows that total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico fell by three per cent in March 2013, compare...
PCA expects accelerated second-half demand to spur US market recovery
US cement consumption growth will continue through 2013 and increase by 6.2 per cent YoY, according to the latest forecasts from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), with the...
Cemex to expand capacity in Texas, USA
Cemex announced that it plans to expand the production capacity at its Odessa, Texas cement plant by 345,000t to nearly 900,000tpa to keep pace with rapidly growing demand in i...