Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. According to a recent report by PCA Market Intelligence, the typical economic growth supporters of employment and energy sector investment have not translated into Canadian cement demand this year, and a 0.8 percent decline in consumption is forecast for 2011, followed by a moderate rebound of a 1.2 percent in 2012.
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Canadian construction to outperform U.S. counterpart in 2011, 2012
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic In 2011, Canada’s real GDP is expected to increase 2.1 percent, compared to a 1.6 percent increase in the United States, while next year, the Canadian economy is expected to grow 2.4 percent versus a 2.2 percent gain in the U.S., according to McGraw-Hill Construction Analytic’s 2012 outlook for the Canadian construction market.
Read MorePCA Board elects slate of directors
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. The PCA Board of Directors elected officers and a new slate of directors for the coming year at its Annual Meeting on November 15. Aris Papadopoulos (Titan America), was re-elected to serve as chairman of the Board and Sylvain Garnaud (Lafarge North America) as vice chairman of the Board.
Read MoreForecast puts robust cement consumption off until 2014
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. Job creation is key to improving many economic indicators, and its reduction translates into a longer wait for the construction and cement recovery.
Read MoreLafarge reorganizes management structure by country rather than product line
Source: Lafarge Group, Paris With a new focus meant to make the company more agile and responsive, Lafarge Group leadership has decided to focus on its markets and its clients, hopefully resulting in accelerating the group’s development and profitability.
Read MoreFour Buzzi plants receive Energy Star recognition
Source: Buzzi Unicem USA, Bethlehem, Pa. Buzzi Unicem USA recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded four of its plants the Energy Star label for their superior energy performance.
Read MoreCemex Fairborn quarry receives Ohio reclamation award.
Source: Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association, Gahanna, Ohio OAIMA recently awarded Cemex USA the 2011 Reclamation Achievement Award for the ongoing, successful reclamation of one of its partially-active quarries in Fairborn.
Read MoreCement Totals—August 2011
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 7.9 million mt in August 2011, according to the USGS.
Read MoreConstruction starts expected to stay flat in 2012, says outlook report
Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York Although housing and commercial building construction starts may improve in 2012, they will be offset by weakness in the public works and institutional building sectors, says the Dodge Construction Outlook from McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Read MoreConstruction recovery to vary by region, says report
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill. According to a recent PCA report, relatively flat conditions will face the U.S. cement market for the next two years, but this will vary from region to region. Overall, North Dakota, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, and Washington, D.C., have the strongest relative construction fundamentals. On the other end, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Mississippi and Rhode Island…
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