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US shipments edge ahead in 2011

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for December 2011 were 4.8Mt. This was 16% higher than shipments in December 2010.Although s...

GCC sees improved sales in USA and Mexico

Mexican cement producer Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported a 4.9 per cent YoY rise in full year consolidated net sales to MXP7197.4m, as it reported improvements in con...

Boral’s first half profit falls, Australia

Australian building materials producer Boral’s turnover in the six months to the end of December improved by 1.9% to AUD$2,433m (€1,976m) while the EBITDA declined by 11.9% to ...

Ash Grove Utah plant wins top safety award

The Ash Grove Cement Company’s Leamington, Utah, plant won top honors in the company’s annual L.T. Sunderland Safety Excellence Award competition for 2011.Since 2006, eight Ash...

Catskill plant closure to be made permanent, USA

Holcim is reportedly permanently closing its Catskill plant in the state of New York, USA, according to a local news report which cites notice given to the Department of Envi...

FCC may delay sale of US unit

Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas SA (FCC) of Spain may delay the sale of its US business after receiving offers below expectations, El Confidencial reports. FCC had wan...

CRH announces US management changes

CRH has announced a number of changes within its management team in the USA, effective as of 20 February 2012. The appointments are as follows: Doug Black (47), currently Ch...