HeidelbergCement released a statement in response to the United States’ recent tax overhaul that reduced the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent as well as changed the regulations regarding the utilization of loss carryforwards.
Late last month, LafargeHolcim took out an advertisement in the Albany Times Union declaring while it had discussed a disposal plan with Mustang Renewable Power Ventures for its Ravena, N.Y., cement plant, there was never any agreement between the two companies.
St. Marys Cement has suspended manufacturing operations at its Dixon, Ill., plant, which will result in the loss of about two-thirds of its workforce, reported www.SaukValley.com.
A worker at the Lehigh Hanson cement plant in Cupertino, Calif., died when he was trapped in a burning car after a collision at the facility late last month, reported local media outlets.
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