Cement News tagged under: USA
USA: Ash Grove's Montana City cement plant invests27 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement in Montana City is aiming to stay competitive, thanks to some recent upgrades and expansion. It's been nearly 50 years since Ash Grove broke ground for its cement plant in Montana City, and while much of the plant may look the same on the outside, many changes have taken place on the inside. Most of the changes have to do with complying with strict EPA industrial emissions regulations. "We've always felt that we've complied with all of our regulatory requirements," said ... |
USA: congressman tours cement plant26 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsCongressman Mike Turner recently took a tour of Cemex’s Fairborn plant. The factory, which has been in operation for more than 80 years, is one of two operating cement plants in the state of Ohio. The facility has the capacity to produce 750,000tpa of cement, but in recent years has produced less than this due to the prevailing economic conditions. According to plant manager Alberto Calleros, the facility is currently operating at 85-90 per cent of its capacity after falling to 60 per ce... |
EPA settlement with Ash Grove Cement, USA20 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement Co has agreed to pay a US$2.5m penalty and invest approximately US$30m in pollution-control technology, the US Department of Justice and US Environmental Protection Agency announced. The EPA says the agreement, which resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, will eliminate more than 17,000t of pollution from nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) each year. In addition, Ash Grove has agreed to spend US$750,000 to mitigate the effects of past excess emissio... |
Texas Industries announces new chairman of the board, USA19 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsTexas Industries, Inc announced that its Board of Directors has named Tom Ransdell as its Chairman of the Board following the untimely death of Bob Rogers on 11 June 2013. Mr Rogers was the son of the founder of TXI, Ralph Rogers, and was CEO of the company from 1970 until 2004 when he retired. From 2004 until June 11, 2013 he served as Chairman of the Board of TXI. "His foresight to encourage and nurture innovation, creativity and employee empowerment laid a strong foundation that will a... |
US cement shipments slip13 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsData just released by the US Geological Survey shows that total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico fell by three per cent in March 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. Around 5.8Mt of cement was shipped during the month of March with shipments for the year so far up slightly at 15.4Mt. The leading US cement-producing states for March were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. The leading consuming states of Texas, California, Florida, Louis... |
PCA expects accelerated second-half demand to spur US market recovery04 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsUS cement consumption growth will continue through 2013 and increase by 6.2 per cent YoY, according to the latest forecasts from the Portland Cement Association (PCA), with the majority of market recovery expected to occur in the second half of the year. "Recessions correct imbalances generated during boom periods," Ed Sullivan, PCA chief economist said. "Few economists doubt the generation of a large pent-up demand during the past several years. The question is, when the economy will unlea... |
Cemex to expand capacity in Texas, USA31 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced that it plans to expand the production capacity at its Odessa, Texas cement plant by 345,000t to nearly 900,000tpa to keep pace with rapidly growing demand in its West Texas market led mainly by the oil and gas industry. “This expansion reinforces our longstanding history of serving West Texas and the oil and gas industry by providing superior products,” said Karl Watson, Jr, President of Cemex USA. “We look forward to remaining a top cement provider to the oil and gas ind... |
Texas Industries achieves operational status of new kiln line, USA21 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsTexas Industries Inc announced today that its Texas subsidiary has achieved operational status of its second kiln at its Hunter cement plant, near New Braunfels, Texas. Following a successful commissioning process which began in November of 2012, the 1.4Mta state-of-the art kiln line has realised its design performance capabilities and is producing efficiently, the company announced in a statement. The company also announced that it will accelerate maintenance and upgrade projects on the ... |
US first-quarter figures shipments impacted by harsh winter16 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows that shipments of Portland and blended cement in 1Q13 were marginally higher compared to the same period of last year but harsh weather conditions, particularly in the final month of the quarter, dragged on sales. While the construction industry benefited from the mild winter weather in the first quarter of last year, 2013 shipments between January-March 2013 edged ahead by 0.6 per cent to 15.37Mt from 15.28Mt in 1Q12. Shipments for... |
Eagle Materials boosts cement and plasterboard volumes16 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsIncluding its share of the jointly-owned Texas Lehigh Cement, the turnover of Eagle Materials for the financial year to the end of March rose by 27.1 per cent to US$738.9m, including the assets acquired from Lafarge from the end of November last year. Of the total turnover, plasterboard accounted for 41.5 per cent, cement 40.8 per cent, plasterboard liner 10.2 per cent and aggregates and concrete 7.5 per cent. The trading profit jumped by 93.9 per cent to US$134.54m thanks to an 11-fold i... |