Holcim (US) Celebrates Centennial
The Holcim (US) Portland facility is participating in a year-long community service initiative to mark the centennial anniversary of its parent company, Holcim Ltd. Holcim (US),...
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Cemex sees improved US results going forward
Cemex expects improved results at its US operations between 2013 and 2016 as the local market has shown stronger than expected trends, allowing for improved profitability. Karl ...
Lehigh to invest in mercury reduction system at Tehachapi plant, USA
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company has announced plans to install a mercury reduction system at its plant in Tehachapi, California, USA. The plant will begin the installation of a ...
Fitch Ratings: mixed picture for EMEA companies
Fitch Ratings says 3Q12 results reported by Fitch-rated Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) cement companies, Holcim Ltd ('BBB'/Stable), HeidelbergCement AG ('BB+'/Stable) and ...
Cemex to return to profitability in 2013?
Mexican cement producer Cemex is seen on track to return to profitability as soon as 2013, according to analysts quoted by Reuters. The company recently refinanced US$6.7bn in d...
US cement demand to rise or fall depends on resolution timing
Although cement consumption and overall US construction activity increased significantly more than expected in 2012, these gains would be immediately erased in 2013 if the fisca...
US cement consumption falters
United States cement consumption in September fell 2.3 per cent versus the same month last year, representing a reversal of the growth trend for the first time in 2012. Accordin...
CRH hopes US storm repair work will help its sales
CRH expects to benefit next year from the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy on the east coast of the US as reconstruction work gets underway. But the storm has also severel...
Titan suffers from Mediterranean markets
Titan's turnover for the first nine months of 2012 edged ahead by 1% to €847m, but the EBITDA fell by 26.6% to €162.5m. The EBITDA fell by €36.6m in the Eastern Mediterranean, b...
USA: PCA calls for congress to avert the 'fiscal cliff'
Now that USA’s leadership for the next four years has been determined, construction interests are challenging Congress and the Obama administration to get to work on addressing ...