Cement Shipments Slightly Up for September

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2015 were about 9.0 million metric tons (Mt), up only very slightly from the level in September 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled 68.2 Mt, up by 3.2 percent from the same period…

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Cementos Argos Announces New CEO

The Cementos Argos board of directors has unanimously appointed Juan Esteban Calle as the new CEO of the company effective April 1, 2016. Calle will replace Jorge Mario Velasquez, who was recently named the new CEO of Grupo Argos. The board of directors noted that Calle’s interpersonal skills and professional record of accomplishments will serve as the foundation that will allow Argos…

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LafargeHolcim Releases Nine-Month Results

LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest cement producer, announced that sales volumes in all product lines declined slightly in the first nine months of 2015 due to lower than expected demand in a number of markets impacted by an economic downturn, notably in Brazil and China, and a lack of infrastructure projects in India. In the third quarter, volume trends stabilized and…

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August Cement Shipments Up 4 Percent

Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2015 were about 9.1 million metric tons (Mt), up by 4 percent from the level in August 2014, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through August totaled 59.1 Mt, up by 3.5 percent from the same period in…

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