Cement News tagged under: USA
Ash Grove announces new Chanute plant manager11 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Company announced Alan C Finch as the new plant manager of its Chanute works in Kansas, USA, effective immediately. “We are pleased that Alan will assume the leadership role of our Chanute plant. This plant opened in 1908 and is the longest running plant in our fleet of eight plants in the United States,” said Mike Hrizuk, senior vice president of manufacturing. “We are eager to introduce Alan to the employees and community.” Finch has a 17-year career in the cement indust... |
Four Lehigh Hanson Cement Plants Earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Certification05 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson, Inc. announced that four of its Lehigh Cement plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious Energy Star certification for 2014. The company’s cement manufacturing plants in Leeds, Ala, Union Bridge, Md, Glens Falls, NY, and Redding, Calif, all perform within the top 25 per cent of cement plants nationwide for energy efficiency and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. “At Lehigh Hanson, we are committed to operatin... |
Eagle Materials announces appointment of COO02 December 2014, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc has appointed Michael Haack as Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Steve Rowley, president and CEO. “The COO position is a newly-created one in response to the company's significant growth and continued strategic expansion in construction and energy-related markets,” Eagle Materials said in a statement. Mr Haack joins Eagle from Halliburton Energy Services, where he enjoyed a 17-year career, most recently working with the management of Global Operations for Sp... |
PCA foresees continued US cement industry growth25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in the United States continues to grow in line with expectations, PCA chief economist and group vice president, Ed Sullivan, told the PCA Boad of Directors meeting last week. The PCA says its cement volume forecast remains essentially unchanged since the autumn forecast of 2013. The United States’ cement market is expected to grow 8.2 per cent in 2014, followed by similar rates of growth in 2015 and 2016, said the PCA. However, minor adjustments have been made regardi... |
USA: FLSmidth to install new line at Cemex Odessa25 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has won a turnkey contract for Cemex’s Odessa cement plant in western Texas, USA. The completed project will raise the works' cement capacity to 2540tpd. The equipment scope includes a five-stage ILC preheater with a low-NO x calciner, three-pier kiln, Cross-Bar cooler, Duoflex burner, FLSmidth Pfister weighing and dosing systems, gas analysers and three Fuller-Kinyon pumps. "FLSmidth has a very strong local presence in the US, and the new production line will help Cemex... |
PCA appoints Toscas president and CEO19 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) has named James G Toscas president and chief executive officer, effective 15 December 2014. For the past 11 years, Toscas served as president and CEO of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, and from 1998 to 2002, he was executive vice president and CEO at the American Concrete Institute (ACI). As a founder of the Concrete and Masonry-Related Associations, Toscas improved the collaboration of all industry allies and provided a forum for the establ... |
US nine-month shipments preliminary data18 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico for the first nine months of the year reached 66.292Mt, preliminary data released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) yesterday shows. Of the total figure, domestic shipments accounted for 60.916Mt and imports for 5.376Mt. In September alone, shipments amounted to 9.006Mt, including 8.235Mt of domestic shipments and 770,802t of imports. Domestic clinker production totalled 54.615Mt in the first nine months of the year,... |
CRH's nine-month results show growth11 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn its autumn trading statement, CRH said that turnover improved by three per cent in Europe and by five per cent in the Americas, or four per cent overall. EBITDA should be ahead by around 10 per cent on both sides of the Atlantic, having seen a 27 per cent rise during the first half (+61 per cent in Europe and broadly unchanged in the Americas). Depreciation and amortisation charges are expected to be around five per cent lower than in 2013 and the net interest charge is forecast to be... |
US Jan-August shipments increase 7% YoY10 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for the year through August 2014 were 57.3Mt, up by about seven per cent from the same period of last year, latest figures from the US Geological Survey show. In August 2014 total shipments were 8.7Mt, up slightly from the same period of last year. The leading Portland cement producing states in August were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, in descending order, accounting for about 43 per ... |
Michigan DEQ grants Lafarge new fuel approval, USA31 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsState officials have approved a request from Lafarge to burn asphalt shingles and plastics at its plant near Alpena, Michigan, USA. The state’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved the permit saying emissions shouldn't have health effects on residents, Alpena News reported yesterday. State environmental engineer Melissa Byrnes says tests at Lafarge showed burning the materials produces air toxins below the department’s threshold levels. The permit approval follows a 1 Oc... |