Cement News tagged under: USA
American Starlinger-Sahm Inc moves into new HQ25 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAmerican Starlinger-Sahm Inc has completed the move into its new North American headquarters. Located in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, the facility consists of a machine exhibition area, spare parts warehouse, and office space. American Starlinger-Sahm's new HQ in South Carolina, USA “North America is an important market with strong growth potential both in woven plastic packaging production and in plastics recycling. In our new headquarters with its machine exhibition area our ... |
Buzzi hosts Missouri delegation at company HQ24 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAt the end of March, Buzzi Unicem hosted a delegation of public officials and entrepreneurs from Missouri, led by state governor Jay Nixon. The governor was accompanied by Mike Downing, director of the Economic Development Department of Missouri, Richard Fordyce, director of the Department of Agriculture of Missouri, Tom Dempsey, president Pro Tempore of the Senate, speaker of the House John Diehl, state Senator Jill Schupp, state Representative John Rizzo, and various entrepreneurs and rep... |
USA: Port of San Diego, Mitsubishi Cement Corp sign conditional agreement18 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs part of strategic efforts to increase cargo business at the Port of San Diego, the port has entered into a conditional agreement with Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (MCC) for potential future operations at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. The conditional agreement, which was approved by the Board of Port Commissioners on 11 June 2015, will allow the Port to conduct a project review under the California Environmental Quality Act in anticipation of MCC's potential operations at the Tenth Avenu... |
US: preliminary April 2015 shipments17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsPortland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in April 2015 amounted to 7.669Mt, preliminary data from the USGS shows. Imports accounted for 776,781t of total dispatches during the month. For the first four months of this year, shipments reached 24.09Mt, of which 2.321Mt were imports. Clinker production for April was 6.102Mt and for the year-to-date the total is expected to be 21.6Mt. The preliminary data are subject to change. The full monthly report will be publish... |
USA: Former Ash Grove chairman and president dies09 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company has announced that James P Sunderland, former company chairman and president, passed away on 27 May 2015. Mr Sunderland joined the Ash Grove Lime and Portland Cement Company in 1957 as its corporate secretary in Kansas City. In his 43-year career at Ash Grove Cement, he held several leadership positions including serving as the company’s chairman and president. During Mr Sunderland’s tenure, Ash Grove Cement became one of the largest portland cement producers in t... |
PCA: ‘New EPA rule threatens economic recovery’29 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released its final "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule. In taking this action, EPA greatly expanded its own regulatory authority and created new bureaucratic red tape for many US industrial activities, argues the PCA. The cement industry body warns that without congressional action, stringent new water regulations will threaten construction work. "This rule will impact a wide range of normal US industrial and agricultural act... |
Argos reports solid start to the year28 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsArgos reported a solid first-quarter results, with a double-digit rise in cement volumes and price recovery in both Colombia and the US. Consolidated revenues in the first quarter grew 27 per cent YoY, reaching COP1.7trn (US$669m). EBITDA was up by 18 per cent to COP307bn supported by structural improvements in al regional divisions as the group reported continuous achievements in operational efficiencies an discipline across al fronts of its organisation. Net income for 1Q15 stood at C... |
Cemex raised to Buy at Longbow28 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex is upgraded to Buy from Neutral by Longbow, based on continually improving fundamentals in the cement industry with price increases of 8-10 per cent supported by volume growth of 6-8 per cent. In a report published Wednesday, Longbrow Research analyst said utilisation rates are climbing and contacts are concerned about available capacity in late 2015 and early 2016; these factors, including limited driver availability, suggest continued suppliers' pricing power. US driver A re... |
Babcock awarded US fleet management contract28 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsAggregate Industries US (AIUS), part of the Holcim Group, has awarded Babcock International Group a US$30m, 10-year contract to provide a fleet managed service for its Aggregate operation’s Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) across the Mid-Atlantic region. Babcock International secures 10-year contract to provide a fleet managedservice for AIUS' Aggregate operation’s Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) across the Mid-Atlantic region This agreement covers over 130 assets across 14 sites... |
Holcim and Lafarge seal binding deal with CRH27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Holcim have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets with an enterprise value of EUR6.5bn. As announced in February 2015, the assets include operations mainly in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the Philippines (see below). The acquisition remains conditional upon successful completion of the merger of Lafarge and Holcim as well as the completion of local asset reorganisations. The acquisition is expected to complete in the second half of 2015. ... |