Cement News tagged under: North America
The PCA urges strong federal support to accelerate decarbonisation technologies02 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsIn comments submitted to the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), the Portland Cement Association (PCA) stated that federal policy and support is vital to accelerate the deployment of technologies that can decarbonise the US industrial sector. In its comments, PCA noted that it shares the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 through its own Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, which lays out a pathway to achieve this across the cement-concret... |
Argos transitions to PLC production at three US terminals15 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsArgos is announcing that its Roberta plant in Alabama, USA as well as its Wilmington, Statesville, and Durham terminals in North Carolina will transition their production and distribution to Portland limestone cement (PLC) by the end of the 2Q22. This transition to PLC, a lower CO 2 -intensive cement is part of the group’s overall sustainability strategy to produce this type of cement at all its plants in 2023. Argos PLC Type IL is a high-quality blended cement, engineered to deliver a ... |
Santa Clara County consider acquiring Santa Clara Quarry14 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement’s (HeidelbergCement group) Santa Clara Quarry could be purchased and shut down by Santa Clara County, under a plan made public last week. Santa Clara County Supervisor, Joe Simitian, announced a proposal to require Santa Clara County officials to issue a report in 90 days spelling out options for purchasing the Lehigh Hanson property, including negotiating with its owners or seizing the land by eminent domain. “It’s an opportunity to conserve the land,” Mr Simitian s... |
Lafarge Canada Inc orders wind power plant for Exshaw works10 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Canada Inc (Holcim group) has entered into a purchase power agreement (PPA) with Calgary-based electricity company, TransAlta Corp (TransAlta) for a 100GWh/year of wind power (electricity only) at Exshaw cement plant . "We are proud to have partnered with TransAlta to deliver wind energy to the Exshaw cement plant. Cement manufacturing is an energy-intensive process, and we are considering all levers available to supply our operations with power from renewable sources of ene... |
Ash Grove Cement cuts ribbon on Port Manatee ship unloader09 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement (CRH group) unveiled its brand-new state-of-the-art ship unloader with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Port Manatee deep water import terminal in Florida, USA. This maiden shipment completes the grand reopening of the terminal, which began in early 2021. The project will improve Ash Grove's capacity to import cement, slag, and fly ash to meet customers' existing and future needs while maintaining maximum efficiency and minimising environmental impact by eliminating dust ... |
US and Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement shipments up 9% in November07 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico saw a 9.2 per cent YoY hike to 9.4Mt in November 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Ohio accounted for 39 per cent of this total. The leading producing states were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement shipments saw a 10 per cent increase to 197,000t in November 2021 when compared with November 2020. Florida, Texas... |
Lehigh Cement signs MoU for Edmonton CCUS project27 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Cement , a division of Lehigh Hanson Materials Ltd (Lehigh) and Enbridge Inc (HeidelbergCement Group) have announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a carbon solution for Lehigh's cement manufacturing facility in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. Lehigh is developing North America's first full-scale carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) solution for the cement industry at its Edmonton plant, with the goal of capturing approximately 780,000tpa of CO 2... |
Cemex extends Puerto Rico Port operation contract24 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority (APPR), Joel A Pizá Batiz, confirmed that he had renewed a contract to extend the operation of Cemex Puerto Rico at Pier 16 of the Port of San Juan for 20 years . "The renewal of the contract to extend operations responds to the vision of the Government of Puerto Rico to promote and implement recovery efforts in an efficient and effective manner, capitalising on opportunities to rebuild a better and resilient country,” said... |
Solidia Technologies appoints new vice president of R&D24 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsSolidia Technologies ® has named construction materials industry leader and innovator Ambitabha Kumar PhD as senior vice president of Research and Development. Award-winning scientist, technologist and silica expert, Dr Kumar brings to Solidia over 30 years of experience in commercialisation and R&D, helping lead the development of new processes and materials using cements, ceramics, composites and polymers. “I am thrilled to join Solidia’s innovative team and help develop material... |
Holcim transitions leading US plants to blended cement production20 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim US (Holcim group) has announced that its cement plants in Ste Genevieve and Alpena, Michigan, have transitioned to OneCem ® Portland limestone cement (PLC) production, following the successful transition of the company's cement plant in Midlothian, Texas, last year. Portland limestone cement is a blended cement with a higher limestone content, which results in a product that works the same, measures the same, and performs the same, but with a reduction in carbon footprint... |