March/April 2007
Cementscope
Rinker Materials Board heeds enriched Cemex bid
After sweetening its bid by more than 20%, Cemex appears much closer to consummating a Rinker Materials takeover. A revised offer announced April 9 equates...
News Americas
NEWSMAKERS
Dr. Jeffrey Garrett has been named CTLGroup president and CEO, effective July 1, succeeding Anthony Fiorato, who is retiring but will continue as chairman...
Florida Rock entrenches Vulcan Materials in ready mixed, block, cement
Vulcan Materials Co., the top gun in aggregate production and a company that has shown limited interest in vertical integration, is poised to become a...
INDUSTRY OPERATORS ENJOY WALL STREET ENCORE
Strong earnings fueled by solid 2006 construction activity and material and product pricing gains, coupled with two pending big-ticket mergers, have made...
ENERGY SAVINGS
Cal. Portland earns Energy Star Award For the third straight year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored California Portland Cement Co. as...
CLIMATE CHANGE SESSION KICKS OFF WASHINGTON FLY-IN
Holcim (US) Inc. Vice President of Environmental Affairs Ruksana Mirza will present Concrete and Climate Change as a lead in to this year's Transportation...
ST. LAWRENCE LAUDED FOR CUTTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
The U.S. EPA last week commended St. Lawrence Cement for achieving significant greenhouse gas reductions (GHG) under EPA's Climate Leaders program. The...
FORECAST
Worldwide cement consumption to grow in 2007, says PCA A recent report from the Portland Cement Association anticipates world cement consumption to grow...
HOLCIM LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE ST. LAWRENCE CEMENT STAKE
In a Feb. 26 announcement carried by Bloomberg Media and directed to investors outside the U.S., Holcim Group cited plans for a tender offer covering...
JURY: $18.9 MILLION WRONGFUL DEATH VERDICT AGAINST TXI
The widow of a man killed in an explosion at the TXI facility in Midlothian, Texas, was awarded $18.9 million by a Dallas jury last week, ending the month-long...
HOLCIM, CONSERVATION GROUP JOIN ON BIODIVERSITY
Swiss building materials giant Holcim Ltd and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have signed a cooperation agreement to work jointly on ecosystem conservation...
HOLCIM MOUNTS IMAX FILM SPONSORSHIP
The Swiss building materials giant Holcim Ltd and Switzerland Tourism have teamed up to bring The Alps to IMAX theatres around the world. The film will...
ASSOCIATIONS
Portland Cement Association-affiliate Northwest Cement Producers Group has added Claude Rorabaugh to fill the newly created position of Market Development...
Shoptalk
New ANSI/AGMA Open Gear Standard rates kiln, mill applications worldwide
Suited to kiln and mill applications worldwide is a new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA)...
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PRODUCTS
EMISSION MONITOR Continuous particulate emission monitor and baghouse leak detector incorporates automatic self checks and signal diagnostics to improve...
Features
2007 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference
Set to offer a mix of interesting and educational tutorials as well as informative technical papers, the 2007 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference...
2006 PCA SAFETY INNOVATION AWARDS
Portland Cement Association's Occupational Health and Safety Committee looks for examples of how the cement industry is making its plants safer places...
