LafargeHolcim recently released its fourth quarter and full-year 2015 results as well as its outlook for 2016. Overall, like-for-like net sales grew slightly for Q4 (up 1.7 percent) and the FY (0.1 percent) versus 2014. Fourth quarter results were impacted by challenges in selected markets, such as Brazil. However, the company is encouraged by positive developments in markets including the…
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Ash Grove Cement’s Durkee Plant Wins Big
Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement recently announced that its Durkee, Ore., plant received the L.T. Sunderland Safety Excellence Award, the company’s most prestigious honor.
Read MoreKosmos Cement Faces Federal Charges in Contractor Death
Two years after a contract worker fell to his death, Kosmos Cement, a Cemex company, is facing federal charges for negligence, reported WHAS11.
Read MoreGCC Dacotah Plant to Undergo $90 Million Renovation
The GCC Dacotah cement plant in Rapid City, S.D., will undergo $90 million worth of improvements, reported the Rapid City Journal.
Read MorePCA Releases 2016 U.S. Cement Consumption Forecast
Cement consumption in the United States will continue to rise by 3.4 percent, according to a report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA).
Read MoreRegistration of First EPD for Cement Association of Canada
CSA Group, a global provider of standards development and testing and certification services, announced the registration of its first environmental product declaration (EPD). The EPD was registered by the Cement Association of Canada for general use (GU) and portland-limestone (GUL) cements.
Read MoreCemex Halts Road Construction Due to Debt
Cemex Dominican Republic, the country’s biggest cement producer, said that RD$300 million ($6.55 million) owed by the State Supervising Engineers Office (OISOE) is the reason for the halted construction of the Puerto Plata-Luperon Road, reported the Dominican Today. The company’s statement responds to recent protests by communities demanding that the work on the provincial road resume.
Read More2015 Cement Shipments Slightly Up
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in December 2015 were about 6.6 million metric tons (Mt), up by 5.6 percent from the level in December 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey.
Read MoreAsh Grove Plant Achieves Energy Star Status
Ash Grove Cement Co.’s Seattle plant earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification in 2015, recognizing the plant’s performance in the top 25 percent of cement manufacturing facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meeting the strict energy-efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
Read MoreTitan America Suspends Plant Construction
Titan America LLC announced that project economics no longer support the construction of a cement plant in Castle Hayne, N.C. According to company officials, the evolution of supply and demand balances in the specific regional markets does not support the relatively high cost of constructing a new cement plant.
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