Cement News tagged under: USA
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co places order for FLSmidth's latest wear solution26 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsFor its Tehachapi plant located in California, USA, Lehigh Southwest Cement Co has ordered an upgrade of its cement mill with a hydraulic roller press pre-grinder with FLSmidth's latest innovation, the TRIBOMAX ® wear surface protection. The upgrade is expected to increase the current cement grinding capacity at the Tehachapi plant by 23 per cent by installing and using the hydraulic roller press for pre-grinding. The TRIBOMAX wear solution will furthermore significantly decrease operation... |
Buzzi Unicem strengthens US distribution network22 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi Unicem has added three new terminals to its distribution network, acquired after the merger between Lafarge and Holcim. Located in Rock Island (IL), Grandville (MI) and Elmira (MI), the terminals will serve new markets for Buzzi. Rock Island terminal has a cement distribution capacity of around 70,000tpa. Cement is delivered to the terminal from Buzzi's Selma (MO) plant by barge along the Mississipi river, or by rail from the Greencastle (IN), Cape Girardeau (MO) and Selma plants. ... |
Illumiti completes first two phases of Monarch Cement's deployment of SAP18 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsIllumiti has completed the first two phases of the deployment of SAP® Business Suite 4 SAP HANA ® (SAP S/4HANA) for Monarch Cement, USA. "Monarch chose SAP S/4HANA for its capabilities to help drive new efficiencies, strengthen reporting and build profitability," Illumiti said in a statement. The integration and management consulting company explained that SAP S/4HANA is SAP's next-generation business suite is built on SAP's advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and offers a personali... |
Summit Materials sees volumes and prices increase across most lines17 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsSummit Materials saw volume and prices increase across most lines of business in 2015, with revenue rising by 20.5 per cent led by its West and Cement segments, the company said in a statement. Tom Hill, CEO of Summit, stated: “2015 marked a significant year of progress for our company, in which we meaningfully enhanced our materials exposure, improved our capital position and met or exceeded nearly all our core operating metrics. During the year, we increased our Adjusted EBITDA margin b... |
Martin Engineering names new COO11 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsRobert Nogaj has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Martin Engineering. Mr Nogaj will be responsible for all facets of the company’s business, including R&D, manufacturing, sales, marketing and finance. With 22 years of experience in bulk materials handling, he has previously served Martin Engineering as Vice President of Operations from 2001-15. |
PCA: low crude prices impact oil well cement consumption09 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsWith oil prices having declined dramatically since mid-2014 due to a combination of global supply and demand issues, the implications for the US economy, as well as for cement consumption have been significant, writes the PCA. It cautions that if oil prices stay near US$30/bbl or lower several consequences to cement consumption could arise that would impact the fall forecast projections. Given the complex nature of forecasting energy prices, PCA relies on projections from the Energy Inform... |
US November shipments up 12.4%05 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in November 2015 were about 7.3Mt, up by 12.4 per cent from the level in November 2014, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey. Shipments for the year through November totalled 84.9Mt, up by 3.4 per cent from the same period in 2014. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in November were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Pennsylvania, in descending order an... |
Eagle Materials improves cement profit29 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsIncluding its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials for the first nine months to 31 December 2015 increased by 3.5 per cent to US$973.9m. The trading profit before corporate overheads declined by 16.4 per cent to US$206.4m, of which cement contributed 56.2 per cent compared with 39.1 per cent a year earlier. The group trading profit was off by 18.4 per cent to US$179.8m. After a net interest charge 6.4 per cent higher at US$12.8, the pretax profi... |
PCA Regional Forecast: coasts to see strongest cement consumption growth26 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsPCA's recently released Winter 2015-16 State Forecast maintains expectations for the strongest rates of cement consumption growth to occur in the West with YoY growth of six per cent. The South (4.3 per cent) and Northeast (4.2 per cent) are expected to grow roughly in line with national averages for 2016. The Midwest (2.0 per cent), undermined by weak commodity prices, is projected to expand at a sub-national rate. On a Census Division basis, the Pacific (6.5 per cent), South Atlantic (6.3... |
Eagle Materials President and CEO to retire26 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials announced yesterday that the company's President and CEO, Steve Rowley (62) has decided to retire as an officer and director of the company effective the end of this fiscal year, 31 March 2016. Mr Rowley has provided 25 years of continuous service to the company and its stockholders. Dave Powers, executive vice president for Gypsum Wallboard at Eagle since 2005, will succeed Steve as President and CEO on 31 March, and will then also be appointed to the Board of Directors. |