One of Cemex’s U.S. subsidiaries has signed a definitive agreement with Eagle Materials for the sale of its Fairborn, Ohio, cement plant, as well as related assets, which include a distribution terminal in Columbus, Ohio, and a cement bagging operation. The Fairborn plant has the capacity to grind nearly one million tons of clinker annually.
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June Cement Shipments Up Slightly
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2016 were about 9.2 million metric tons (Mt), up by 2.7 percent from sales in June 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in June were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan,…
Read MoreAsh Grove Cement Appoints New Technical Center Director
Oakland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement Co. announced that Chengqing (Cheng) Qi has joined the company as its technical center director. In his new role, Qi will oversee operations at the company’s technical center – a world-class laboratory for research and testing of aggregates, cement, concrete and lime. Qi succeeds long-time technical center director Greg Barger. To allow for a…
Read MorePCA Announces 2016 Safety Innovation Awards
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced winners of the 2016 Safety Innovation Awards, which recognize creative safety enhancing projects in the cement industry. Presented at the PCA Fall Congress meeting in Chicago, the winners were determined by a panel of judges that evaluated innovative submissions from across the country in three categories: distribution, general facility and milling/grinding.
Read MoreTitan America Celebrates 10 years of Energy Star Certification
Titan America announced that its Roanoke Cement facility in Virginia earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification for the tenth consecutive year. Titan’s Pennsuco plant in Medley, Fla., is celebrating nine years of certification. To qualify for Energy Star certification, plants must perform in the top 25 percentile nationwide for total energy efficiency (thermal and electrical) and…
Read MoreCemex Removes Colorado Facilities From GCC Deal
Cemex reached an agreement to sell its Odessa, Texas, cement plant, and two cement terminals and building materials businesses in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M., to Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) for $306 million. Absent from the deal is the Cemex Colorado assets – Lyons mill, Florence terminal – that were outlined in an initial announcement in May,…
Read MoreHeidelbergCement to Sell $660M in U.S. Assets
HeidelbergCement, through subsidiaries Essroc Corp. and Lehigh Hanson Inc., entered into a definitive agreement with Cementos Argos’ subsidiary Argos USA to sell several assets for $660 million. The transaction includes Essroc’s Martinsburg, W.Va., cement plant and seven terminals in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, plus a Lehigh terminal in upstate New York.
Read MoreCement Shipments Rise 5 Percent in May
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2016 were about 8.2 million metric tons (Mt), up by 5.1 percent from sales in May 2015, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. The leading producing states for portland and blended cement in May were California, Texas, Missouri, Florida and Michigan,…
Read MoreMcInnis Cement Project Sees New Ownership
Pension fund giant Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec announced that it will take control of the McInnis Cement project in the Gaspé peninsula in the wake of massive cost overruns, reported Reuters Canada. It has also agreed to a new C$250 million ($192.56 million) round of financing to complete the Port-Daniel-Gascons facility.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim Realigns Executive Committee
LafargeHolcim announced changes to its executive committee reflecting an evolved global portfolio following recent divestments and a transition to the next phase as it closes the integration phase of the Lafarge Group and Holcim Ltd. merger. Representing the Western Hemisphere are region heads Pascal Casanova, North America, and Oliver Osswald, Central and South America.
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