Holcim expands digital customer platform
Holcim is expanding its proprietary digital customer platform, ConcreteDirect, from North America to Europe and Latin America. This expansion of the comprehensive digital platfo...
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US$1.7m grant awarded for Missouri S&T CO2 capture project
The National Science Foundation has awarded a US$1.7m grant to researchers at Missouri S&T to develop a system to capture CO 2 and use it for blended cement, ultimately contribu...
Howden appoints market director for carbon capture
Howden has appointed Mark Courtney as global market director of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS). In his new role, Mr Courtney will provide leadership and vision to...
US cement demand up 7% in June
Portland and blended cement consumption in the USA and Puerto Rico increased seven per cent to 10.8Mt in June 2022, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A total of 36.7...
Lehigh Hanson awarded US$3.7m for Mitchell carbon capture project
Lehigh Hanson, Inc ( HeidelbergCement Group ) has received approximately US$3.7m funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management t...
Seawater the key to low-carbon cement
Researchers at the University of Columbia, New York, USA, have developed a cement that uses magnesium hydroxide harvested from seawater instead of magnesium oxide, potentially r...
Argos buys 200 mixer trucks in USA
Argos ( Grupo Argos' Cement Co ) is renewing its fleet of trucks in the USA by purchasing 200 mixer trucks with state-of-the-art technology. These trucks, representing nearly US...
Summit Material's Hannibal plant converts fully to PLC production
Summit Materials Inc is celebrating that its Hannibal plant in Missouri, operated by Continental Cement Co LLC has converted 100 per cent of its production to Portland limestone...
ESG trends and best practices for US cement producers Premium
The agenda on climate change and biodiversity loss has led to a drive for improved transparency in company environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosures. Trin...
Summit Materials Inc records revenue of US$631.9m in 1H22
Summit Materials Inc reported net revenue of US$631.9m in the 1H22, a rise of 2.2 per cent from US$618.5m in the 1H21. This advance is due to increases in average sales prices a...