Cement News tagged under: Lehigh Cement Co
Lehigh Cement wins Governor's Workspace Safety Award01 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement Company LLC (Lehigh Hanson, Inc), was awarded the Governor's Workplace Safety Award in the medium-size business category for innovation at the company's Mitchell, Indiana, plant. The Governor's Workplace Safety Awards are a result of a collaboration among the Indiana Department of Labor on behalf of Governor Eric J Holcomb, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Central Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Governor Eric J Holcomb recognised winners ... |
Multiple promotions for Lehigh Cement's Mitchell staff10 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement-owned Lehigh Cement Co announced multiple promotions in key management positions. Quentin McGahey, former plant manager at the Mitchell cement plant in Indiana, is now Vice President, Cement Operations Northeast, based in Allentown (PA). McGahey joined Lehigh Cement Company in 2016 and has more than 22 years of experience in mining and cement manufacturing. McGahey also served as an Army officer before beginning his civilian career. Jerry Miller, former assistant plant ... |
USA: Essroc-Lehigh acquisition06 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a US$4.2bn acquisition deal in June 2016, Essroc's Nazareth plant in Pennsylvania will feature signs saying it is now part of Lehigh Cement Co. The acquisition combined Lehigh Hanson Inc and Essroc Cement Corp, which were then owned by parent companies HeidelbergCement AG and Italcementi SpA, respectively. Now, HeidelbergCement AG is the owner of both Lehigh Hanson Inc and Essroc. "For now the legal entity is still 'Essroc' and our operating permits still show 'Essroc,' but w... |
Lehigh Cement lays off 39 workers12 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsAccording to the union that represents more than 75 per cent of the workers at Lehigh Southwest Cement’s plant north of Redding, California, USA, Lehigh Cement made the decision to lay off 39 workers on Friday, 9 September 2016. Curt Aderhold, president of the union, said an email was sent out on Thursday evening to inform of the layoffs. Junior employees were said to be immediately let go. The email cited a catastrophic breakdown of equipment at the plant as the catalyst. Mr Aderhold sai... |
HeidelbergCement to sell US assets to Cementos Argos in US$660m deal18 August 2016, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has agreed to sell its plant in Martinsburg (WV), USA, and eight terminals to Cementos Argos for US$660m. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, but the Federal Trade Commission had ordered the disposal as a result of the Italcementi acquisition. HeidelbergCement said that it expected the transaction to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016. The deal involves the disposal of the company's Lehigh and Essroc subsidiaries. Dr Bernd Scheifele, chairman of the Man... |
USA: FCT wins burner orders for Lehigh and Graymont20 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement, Redding, USA, part of the HeildebergCement Group, has awarded FCT Combustion an order for its TURBUJET™ burner for coal and petcoke, natural fas and solid wastes firing at its Redding plant in California, USA. Meanwhile, lime producer Graymont, Pleasant Gap, USA has awarded FCT Combustion two Low NO x GYROTHERM™ MKII burning systems for coal, natural gas and solid alternative fuels firing. |
USA: Lehigh Cement welcomes Energy Star certificates05 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement subsidiary Lehigh Hanson has announced that several of its plants have achieved the EPA’s ENERGY STAR ® certification for 2015. Lehigh’s cement plants in Leeds (AL), Union Bridge (MD) and Glen Falls (NY) all performed within the top 25 per cent of cement plants in the USA for energy efficiency, meeting strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. This is the third-consecutive year the Union Bridge facility has received the certification and the second con... |
HAZEMAG supplies Lehigh Cement (USA)29 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement Company (Heidelbergcement Group) ordered a semi-mobile limestone crushing plant at HAZEMAG for its Union Bridge works, USA. The plant will process up to 2500tph of limestone with a feed size of up to 2000mm. The material is discharged by means of a HAZEMAG apron feeder HAF 25160 from a 400t feed hopper. The fines in the feed material are screened at 100mm on a HAZEMAG roller screen HRS 2638. The HAZEMAG primary impact crusher HPI 2230 crushes the material down to D99 <125mm. ... |
USA: Lehigh Cement silos make way for new riverfront14 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsA group of Lehigh Cement silos on Richmond’s riverfront in Virginia were demolished on Wednesday afternoon. The silos on Wharf Street were being removed to make way for a paved pedestrian and bicycle trail to connect the Commonwealth’s past and present capitals of Jamestown and Richmond over 52 miles. The cement silo demolition is a key milestone in the implementation of the city’s riverfront plan. The demolition is expected to be complete by the end of the month and will cost about US$740,... |
USA: Lehigh Cement may face new challenge to quarrying rights03 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement may face a challenge to its legal rights to mine on approximately 13 of 19 parcels of land at the cement facility and quarry located just outside Cupertino. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is hoping to overturn a 2011 decision by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to allow Lehigh cement to operate on the land in dispute. Crucially the supervisors' decision means Lehigh is exempt from many Santa Clara County requirements for a discretionary use permi... |