St Marys Cement Receives International Recognition

St Marys Cement’s Bowmanville plant will receive an international award for excellence in energy conservation on May 29. The Certification in Energy Excellence (CEE) from 360 Energy Inc., a Burlington, Ontario-based energy services firm, is awarded to industry and commercial leaders in energy management who are taking a proactive approach to lowering energy usage. St Marys has reduced its annual…

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Cemex Announces Senior Level Management Changes

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced corporate staff functions will now be organized in six executive vice-presidencies, reporting to the CEO, and led by the following executives. Jose Antonio Gonzalez has been appointed executive vice president of finance (CFO) and will oversee finance, controllership, taxes and processes assessment. Maher Al-Haffar has been appointed executive vice president of investor relations, communications and…

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March Cement Shipments Up 6 Percent

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in March 2014 were 6.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by nearly 6 percent from the level in March 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through March were 15.7 Mt, up by about 3 percent from the same…

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Lafarge Sells Ecuador Cement Unit

Lafarge SA, who plans to merge with Holcim Ltd., sold its Ecuador cement operations to Peru’s Union Andina de Cementos SAA for an enterprise value of $553 million to reduce debt. Lafarge Cementos SA operates an integrated cement plant of 1.4 million tons capacity, located in Otavalo, in the northern part of the country, the Paris-based company said in a…

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Cemex Chairman, CEO Zambrano Dead at 70

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Lorenzo Zambrano, who turned Cemex from a regional cement producer to a global cement giant, died yesterday in Madrid of natural causes, according to the company. Cemex announced that its board of directors will meet “in the coming days to make the necessary decisions” while the operation and administration of the group continues “to proceed normally.” It is unclear who…

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Cement Shipments Continue to Climb

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2014 were 4.7 million metric tons (Mt), up slightly from the level in February 2013, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through February were 9.6 Mt, up slightly. The leading portland cement-producing states in February were Texas,…

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