Cement News tagged under: usa
CEMEX's Lyons plant under pressure to close07 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX's Lyons plant in Colorado, USA, is coming under pressure to close from local protestors seeking that county officials revoke the cement plant’s land use privileges. Environmental activists have targeted the plant and won a decision that saw Boulder County decline a mining permit renewal for the plant in 2022. CEMEX had asked for a long extension of the mining permit, and in exchange offered to transfer hundreds of acres of land for open space that would have connected popular park... |
Imerys sells Calderys03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsFrench refractory supplier Calderys has become an independent company encompassing the full scope of the high temperature solutions (HTS) business area formerly under Imerys. The new company is owned by US-based Platinum Equity (PE) following the successful completion of regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Calderys operates a global network of experts and 36 industrial sites in 16 countries. Michel Cornelissen has been instrumental in positioning Calderys as a global le... |
Public block cement warehouse project in San Diego03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsMitsubishi Cements plans for a cement warehouse at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal at the Port of San Diego, USA, look to have been blocked by public objections on the potential pollution caused by trucking cement. A Nevada-based company trying to build a cement warehouse halted talks with the Port of San Diego this week on the project. Mitsubishi Cement Corp wanted to ship 600,000t of cement-making materials to the port-owned terminal and store the shipments in a warehouse before... |
PCA add new Board member03 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsSimon Bates, CEO of Argos USA, is the newest member of Portland Cement Association’s (PCA) Board of Directors. Simon took the reins at Argos USA late last year, bringing to the position 33 years of industry experience. He has said that his primary goal is to promote housing and infrastructure projects that allow for more sustainable, prosperous and inclusive societies in the US, which is a goal that falls squarely in line with PCA’s objectives. Meanwhile, Ruben Guerrer, Jr, has been ... |
PCA 2022 Energy and Environment Awards announced02 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsWinners of the Portland Cement Association's 2022 Energy and Environment Awards to recognise outstanding environmental and community relations have been announced. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental efforts completed in 2021. The winners include St Marys Cement 's Charlevoix plant , Giant Cement , Buzzi Unicem 's Chattanooga facility , CEMEX Balcones plant and CalPortland ’s Oro Grande unit . St Marys Cement’s Charlevoix plant ... |
GCC reports 7% EBITDA increase in 202201 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) reported net sales of US$289.7m in the October-December 2022 period, representing an increase of 12.3 per cent when compared with the 4Q21, according to the company’s filing to the Mexican stock exchange, BMV. It also posted EBITDA of US$91.3m in 4Q22, up 12.7 per cent YoY. Net profit increased by 70.4 per cent to US$51.3m in the 4Q22 when compared with the 4Q21. The cement producer attributed the increase to a rise in cement and concrete prices of 16.2... |
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in 11M2230 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico slipped to 9.3Mt in November 2022 when compared with November 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia, which accounted together for 35.9 per cent of total shipments in the month. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Missouri, Texas, California, Michigan and Florida, which ... |
Louisiana terminal receives Bruks Siwertell mobile ship unloader30 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsBruks Siwertell has delivered a new Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader for dust-free cement handling operations in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, USA for returning customer, CEMEX . The 10 000 S next-generation unit adds to a portfolio of Siwertell technology used by the Mexico-based multinational building materials company. "We are the only company able to offer a mobile ship unloader around this size," explains Pedro Alfaro, project development engineer, Bruks Siwertell. "This was a si... |
Eagle Materials achieves record revenue27 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials has reported record revenue of US$511m in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 ended 31 December 2022, marking a YoY increase of 10 per cent. Record net earnings were also seen over the quarter, coming in at US$117m, up 14 per cent YoY, while net earnings per share (EPS) advanced by 26 per cent to US$3.20. Adjusted EBITDA saw growth of 14 per cent YoY to US$199m. Commenting on the results, Michael Haack, president and CEO of Eagle Materials, said, “We are pleased to announc... |
CEMEX acquires Atlantic Materials27 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX has agreed to acquire Canada-based Atlantic Minerals Ltd, including a construction and chemical aggregates quarry and port operations. With this investment, CEMEX has secured a new long-term aggregates reserve for its extensive Florida operations and the US east coast, as well as a source of chemical-grade stone serving a broader geographic footprint, according to the company. The acquisition is expected to increase CEMEX’s aggregates reserves for the US market by approximately 20 pe... |