November/December 2005
Cementscope
4 million-mtpy Holcim plant rises along the Mississippi
Holcim (US) Inc. and Holcim Ltd. board members announced commencement of work on a 4 million-mtpy mill in St. Genevieve County, Missouri. The boards'...
LAFARGE EXPANDS CONCRETE CAPACITY TO NEW ORLEANS
Lafarge North America announced it is making investments in additional ready-mix concrete plants and trucks to support its customers in New Orleans. Recognizing...
SAFETEA ARCHITECT: NO KATRINA-ROOTED HIGHWAY $$ CUTS
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Don Young (R-AK) pledged to fight colleagues' attempts to repeal highway and transit funds...
CEMENT TOTALS
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 11.7 million mt in September 2005, according to the U.S....
News Americas
AGC cites prospects for lifting Mexican cement duties
In response to reported U.S. and Mexican government officials' discussion of cement imports, Associated General Contractors of America CEO Steve Sandherr...
Caribbean Cement awards contracts for new line
Caribbean Cement Co. Ltd. and FLSmidth entered into a $35 million equipment and engineering services contract in mid-April. The project includes a new...
HOLCIM CONSIDERS INCREASING COLORADO PRODUCTION
Holcim (US) Inc. announced in November that its Portland plant in Florence, Colo., has, over the last six months, been producing product at the plant's...
CANADIAN PRODUCERS LOBBY PARLIAMENT ON CONCRETE
Canadian cement and concrete industry representatives told Parliament members in meetings recently that strategic investment in infrastructure will facilitate...
WORKER DEATH AT ST. THOMAS PLANT LEADS TO $273,000 IN FINES
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Caricement USVI Corp. for 37 alleged willful, serious, and other-than-serious safety...
PCA FOUNDATION CALLS FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEES
Through Jan. 15, the Portland Cement Association Educational Foundation is accepting nominations for Research Fellowships offering graduate students in...
SCA PUBLISHES LEED GUIDE
The Slag Cement Association announced the release of a new publication designed to make it easier to use slag cement to earn points toward certification...
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Features
Ahead of the track
That U.S. demographic trends favor ever-increasing cement consumption is almost painfully obvious. The conversion of more than 10 million acres of forest...
The Task at Hand
This summer saw the release of an interim report from one of the most comprehensive sustainability initiatives ever undertaken by an industry sector....
