July/August 2006
Cementscope
American Cement gets heavy-hitter Oldcastle as partner
Oldcastle Materials has announced a $50 million investment in American Cement Co. LLC, a joint venture with New Jersey-based Trap Rock Industries eyeing...
Essex Cement opens new terminal at port of Newark
Essex Cement Co. and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey celebrated the grand opening of the newly modernized Essex import terminal located at the Port of Newark...
Cemtech conference coming to America
With a focus on industry developments, regional markets, technical advances, and marketing strategies, the first-ever Cemtech Conference and Exhibition...
Cement totals
Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 10.2 million mt in April 2006, according to the U.S. Geological...
News Americas
National RM to recoup $500,000 in legal fees from homeowners
The owners of 19 Mission Viejo, Calif., homes have been ordered to pay $508,000 about $26,700 each in legal fees that Los Angeles-based National Ready...
PCA Washington office moves to D.C.'s first green office building
Effective in late June, Portland Cement Association's Washington, D.C., offices moved to the new National Association of Realtors headquarters near Capitol...
Cement consumption could hover near 200 million mt by 2030
U.S. cement demand could reach nearly 195 million mtpy by 2030, reflecting a 1.7% compound annual growth rate, according to the Portland Cement Association...
PCA summer forecast shows gains continue, but at slower pace
Portland Cement Association's Summer Forecast Report has revised growth targets for powder consumption in 2006. The outlook expects consumption this year...
Lafarge dedicates new Great Lakes tug-barge
Lafarge North America dedicated a new articulated tug-barge in June as the latest addition to its Great Lakes fleet. The Samuel de Champlain tug and Innovation...
Keystone, Essroc award major installation contracts
Bethlehem, Pa.-based Keystone Cement has selected FLSmidth as a partner for a new line at the company's Bath, Pa. plant. The $32 million contract corresponds...
NSSGA eyes aggregates event between CONEXPO shows
The Alexandria, Va.-based National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association board has approved pursuit of a single, broad education-based meeting, potentially...
Solios wins three orders for finish mill baghouses
To control emissions from finish mill high-efficiency separators, Solios Environment recently was awarded three orders for baghouse installations. The...
Self-cleaning, pollution mitigating cement sees rollout
Although widely accepted in the European Union, Essroc's TX Millennium cement technology received its official North American rollout at this year's World...
World additive demand to hit $6.7 billion in 2008
World demand for cement and concrete additive is forecast to rise 6.8% per year through 2008 to US$6.7 billion, according to a news study from Cleveland-based...
Shoptalk
Cost contaiment: Beyond the obvious measures
Among various initiatives to help contain costs and maximize profits, some can produce obvious results that are relatively easy to calculate: switching...
Products
Products
EPA-MACT PARTICULATE MONITOR To eliminate manual calibration audits as required by US-EPA for MACT and CAM regulation of fabric-filter dust collectors,...
Articles
CTLGroup adds senior chemist to roster
Cyler Hayes has joined the CTLGroup as Senior Chemist. Hayes comes to the organization from Dayton Superior Corp. of Bethlehem, Pa., where he had worked...
Lafarge Tulsa plant honored for outreach programs
The Lafarge North America Tulsa, Okla., plant, in partnership with Waller & Company Public Relations, received an Award of Merit for its community relations...
2006 Critical Trends in the North American Cement Industry
Welcome to the first Critical Trends in the North American Cement Industry report, an exhaustive survey intended to gauge the major issues of the day...
