Eagle Material reports second quarter rise in earnings, USA
Eagle Materials has reported continued growth in sales volumes and earnings in the second quarter as revenues rise 22 per cent to US$164.7m. Second quarter sales volumes impro...
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Lehigh Cement gets green light for conveyor project, USA
Lehigh Cement Co has been given approval to construct a 4.4 mile long underground conveyor system from the company's quarry to the plant in Union Bridge, Maryland, USA. The bo...
TXI Midlothian Plant Earns EPA Energy Star Award, USA
TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Texas Industries, Inc announced today that its Midlothian Cement Plant has been awarded the 2012 Energy Star® certification for superior ene...
PCA, MSHA renew safety alliance, USA
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) renewed an alliance designed to foster safer and more heal...
Five Holcim plants receive Energy Star, USA
Holcim (US) Inc announced today that five of its plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prestigious ENERGY STAR®. "It is with great pride that once ...
US shipments rise 14% YoY, Jan-July 2012
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through July were 44.4Mt, up by about 14%, data from the US Geological Survey (...
Construction held by challenging macroeconomic environment
A recent research note by analysts at CM-CIC Securities sees four main themes for the global construction sector in light of a prevailing harsh macroeconomic environment. While...
Lafarge divests in US assets to Eagle, market improves
Last week, Lafarge announced the disposal of two cement works and a network of ready-mix concrete plants in Missouri and Oklahoma, USA, to Eagle Materials Inc, adding US$446m (...
Texas Industries reduces quarterly net loss, USA
Texas Industries, Inc reported a net loss of US$2.7m for the quarter ended 31 August 2012, against a loss of US$7.4m in the same period of last year as shipments and pricing im...
Continental Cement Co to upgrade clinker storage facilities
Continental Cement Company LLC has agreed to complete a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at US$300,000 at its Hannibal (MO) facility. The SEP is part of a consen...