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Canada: Concrete Economics managing director and long-time figure in the North American cement industry Colin Sutherland has died. Colleagues from throughout his 30 year-career spanning Canada, France and the US have been posting memories of Sutherland. Olsen Management Consulting president and Sutherland's former Lafarge and Votorantim Cimentos …
Concrete and cement industries brace for demand boom …
Demand for concrete appears to have only increased after Congress passed the $1 trillion infrastructure package to upgrade America's roads, bridges and tunnels.
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The reasons for the increase include an ongoing local shortage in the US, Việt Nam News has reported. In 2023, Vicem Ha Tien Cement and Nghi Son Cement made their first shipments of cement to the US, averaging 40,000t per shipment. Vietnam's cement industry, with a production capacity of 120Mt/yr, is experiencing a surplus of 60Mt.
Update on slag in the US, May 2023
Other recent US slag cement-related news stories have concerned terminals. In late August 2022 Royal White Cement said it had leased a site on the Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas to handle and store approximately 100,000t of multiple cementitous products such as slag, ordinary Portland cement and white Cement.
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US: Block-Lite plans to install a system to cure concrete blocks using direct air capture (DAC)-sourced CO 2 at its Flagstaff, Arizona, concrete block plant. The upgrade will implement CarbonBuilt's low-CO 2 concrete production technology and AirCapture's modular DAC technology, across five or six capture units. Direct air capture will thus remove 500 – …
Top economist for cement and concrete industries reveals …
Rob Cumming, Lafarge Canada, explores how the cement and concrete industry can navigate the challenge of decarbonising whilst maintaining the necessary levels of …
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Lafarlcim US
US: Lafarlcim US has revealed more information about a commercial-scale carbon-capture study based at its integrated Ste. Genevieve cement plant in Missouri. The project aims to deliver a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a carbon capture retrofit that can separate up to 95% of CO 2 emissions at the plant. The captured CO 2 will be …
Argos
The big US news this week has been that Summit Materials and Argos USA are planning to merge their operations. The new organisation will operate six integrated cement plants with a production capacity of 8.4Mt/yr, based on Global Cement Directory 2023 data. The companies say that this will make them the fourth biggest cement producer in the country, at …
White House cements 'clean' construction deal with states, …
White House cements 'clean' construction deal with states, industry. By Brian Dabbs | 10/16/2024 06:32 AM EDT . The plans include commitments by some of the nation's …
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US: Eagle Materials will modernise and expand its Laramie, Wyoming cement plant, increasing its capacity by 50% to approximately 1.2Mt/yr. The expansion includes a new cement distribution facility in northern Colorado. This project aims to cut manufacturing costs by about 25%, generated by the replacement of traditional fuels with lower cost alternative fuels and natural …
Argos USA to go public
Its cement sales volumes have grown by 4.5% year-on-year to 4.6Mt in the first nine months of 2021 and earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBIDA) rose by 25% to US$239m although sales revenue dipped very slightly to US$1.09bn.
Jindal Group to expand cement capacity to 7 MnTPA with Rs …
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Jindal Group on Tuesday announced commissioning of a cement grinding unit of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) in Odisha, as part of its Rs 2,200 crore expansion plan. In a statement, the group said, "Its arm Jindal Panther Cement (JPC) has commissioned the first cement grinding unit with a […]
Titan Cement International to list US business for IPO
US: Titan Cement International has announced via press release its intention to proceed with the initial public offering (IPO) of its US business, Titan America. The listing will involve an IPO of a minority stake and is designed not to create any additional tax burden. ... Keep up to date with cement industry news, analysis, diary dates and ...
Adani acquires Orient Cement at Rs 8,100 crore equity value
Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Cement and part of the diversified Adani Group, has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Orient Cement (OCL) at an equity value of Rs 8,100 crore. Ambuja will acquire 46.8% shares of OCL from its current promoters and certain public shareholders. The acquisition will be fully funded …
Vietnamese cement firms increase US exports
The reasons for the increase include an ongoing local shortage in the US, Việt Nam News has reported. In 2023, Vicem Ha Tien Cement and Nghi Son Cement made their first shipments of cement to the US, averaging 40,000t per shipment. Vietnam's cement industry, with a production capacity of 120Mt/yr, is experiencing a surplus of 60Mt.
Nigeria Cement Industry Market Report 2024: Cement …
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US Cement Production Soars in 2022: A Comprehensive …
T he US cement industry witnessed a notable uptick in Portland and masonry cement production in 2022. The US Geological Survey (USGS) data reveals that US cement production reached an impressive 95 million tons last year, a rise from the 93 million tons produced in the prior year. Cement was churned out across 96 plants in 34 states and two …
United States Geological Survey
US: US cement plants produced 91Mt of cement in 2023, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This corresponds to a year-on-year decline of 2.2% from 93Mt in 2022. The figure places the US in fourth globally in cement production volumes, behind China with 2.1Bnt (in line with 2022 levels), India with 410Mt (up by 7.9% year-on-year) …
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US: US cement plants produced 91Mt of cement in 2023, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This corresponds to a year-on-year decline of 2.2% from 93Mt in 2022. The figure places the US in fourth globally in cement production volumes, behind China with 2.1Bnt (in line with 2022 levels), India with 410Mt (up by 7.9% year-on-year) and Vietnam …
Indian cement industry to witness further consolidation in …
Representative image NEW DELHI: The Indian cement industry, which is witnessing aggressive acquisitions by two of its leading players - Adani group's Ambuja Cement and Aditya Birla's UltraTech, will have further consolidation in the near-to-medium term, according to a report. In the report, rating agency Ind-Ra said that the aggressive medium-term capacity …
Protest against proposed Adani cement factory in Yadadri …
Hyderabad: Residents of different villages staged a protest in front of the Yadadri Collectorate, demanding the cancellation of the proposed Adani Ambuja Cement Factory in Ramannapet on Tuesday.Led by the BRS activists, they submitted a memorandum to the Collector, expressing their concerns about the environmental impact of the factory. They also …
Top Economist for U.S. Cement and Construction Industries …
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India: Cement demand in India is projected to increase by 7 - 8% to approximately 475Mt in the 2024 financial year, down from a compound annual growth rate of about 11% between financial year (FY) 2022 and FY 2024, according to a report by CRISIL Ratings.The company analysed 18 cement producers, which account for over 85% of domestic sales …
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Cement Sustainability Initiative
Either way, the cement industry and its advocates have an uphill struggle on their hands in the years ahead. This may require fresh thinking about how to win over hearts and minds. ... US, according to the Indo-Asian News Service. The cement producer is planning to increase its low-carbon product portfolio and use more 'green' fuels and raw ...
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Belarus: The US government sanctioned the management company of Belarusian Cement Company on 6 December 2023. PrimePress News has reported that 10 other Belarus-based companies and eight individuals were also added to the US sanctions list. This is the latest group of additions since the US and its allies began sanctioning Belarusian entities in connection to …
Imports drive US cement shipment growth in 2021
US: Cement shipments grew by 4.2% year-on-year to 107Mt in 2021 from 103Mt in 2020. Data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) show that domestic shipments and imports rose by 2.3% to 90.8Mt and 16% to 16.3Mt respectively.
Argos USA
The big US news this week has been that Summit Materials and Argos USA are planning to merge their operations. The new organisation will operate six integrated cement plants with a production capacity of 8.4Mt/yr, based on Global Cement Directory 2023 data. The companies say that this will make them the fourth biggest cement producer in the country, at …