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Cemex to cut 2,800 jobs worldwide by year's end

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Published: Tuesday, 02 August 2011 16:42
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Mexico-based construction materials giant Cemex is planning to cut 6.0% of its workforce worldwide as part of a wider reorganization. Reuters reported the world's third-largest cement maker said it hopes to generate $400 million in additional cash flow by the end of 2012 through cutting costs and improving underperforming businesses. The company employs about 46,500 people across the globe and is seeking cost savings of about $260 million this year.

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New edition of Innovations in Portland Cement Manufacturing addresses today’s challenges

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Published: Tuesday, 02 August 2011 16:41
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The new edition of Portland Cement Association's Innovations in Portland Cement Manufacturing was released during the 2011 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference, May 22-25, in St. Louis, Mo. The fully revised second edition highlights the complex challenges facing cement manufacturers in today’s regulatory and manufacturing arenas.

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$225,000 EPA grant moves recycled glass cement substitute toward market

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Published: Tuesday, 02 August 2011 16:40
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On the heels of research detailed in its “Value-Added Use of Milled Mixed-Color Waste Glass as a Supplementary Cementitious Material in Environmentally Friendly and Energy-Efficient Concrete Building Construction” report, Lansing, Mich.-based Technova Corp. is among 10 recipients sharing $2.25 million in grants under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

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Cementos Argos becomes second major stakeholder in Class C ash formulator Ceratech

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Published: Tuesday, 02 August 2011 16:38
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Only three months after announcing that third-largest coal producer Alpha Natural Resources had acquired 10.3% of its business (with an option to increase the stake to 28.3% under certain future terms), Ceratech Inc., Alexandria, Va., has accepted another strategic equity investment from Colombian cement giant Cementos Argos, the fourth-largest U.S. concrete producer.

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