Cement News tagged under: USA
Cupertino site to become housing and open spaces area23 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe former Lehigh Southwest Cement Co cement plant site in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Cupertino, USA, is likely to turn into a combination of housing and open spaces. The site’s cement-making operations shut down over three years ago and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently solidified the plant’s permanent closure through an agreement with Lehigh and partner Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Lehigh’s parent company, Heidelberg Materials AG , is decommissioning and re... |
PCA announces 2023 Energy and Environment Award winners21 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the majority of America’s cement manufacturers, has announced the winners of its 2023 Energy and Environment Awards. PCA Energy and Environment Awards are given to companies that have implemented outstanding environmental practices and have forged exemplary relationships with communities where their cement plants are located, says the PCA. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental effort... |
Lehigh Hanson Cupertino facility to permanently shut18 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson will not be able to restart cement production at its plant and quarry near Cupertino after a legal ruling by Santa Clara County. Earlier this week, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed that the kiln, which has been closed since April 2020, would not reopen, reports The Mercury News. Local residents and environmental groups have been campaigning for the closure of the plant for years over concerns regarding pollution. Lehigh Hanson announced in 2021 ... |
Dome Technology start inflating dome for Titan America15 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn Chesapeake (VA), USA, Dome Technology is hard at work on a 67,500t dome silo for Titan America . The dome is 42.1m (138ft) in diameter and 43m (141ft) tall and is engineered to withstand settling and natural disaster alike. Lane Roberts, Dome Technology's sales manager, said: “It’s incredible to think that one of the strongest manmade structures in the world begins as a fabric airform, but it’s true.” Dome Technology’s team is currently preparing the PVC airform for inflation. Once inf... |
Fortera carbon capture plant to come on-stream at end of 202311 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe construction of the Fortera carbon capture unit at at CalPortland ’s Redding cement plant , should be finished this year. Fortera’s Vice President of Product Development, Dr Craig Hargis, says they should be producing ReCarb™materials in 2024. Dr Hargis says the finished, more environmentally-friendly product should not be any more expensive than conventional concrete; with the same uses. "It could, really, be used anywhere existing cement is used," he said. "So, that would inclu... |
Argos reports a 26% EBITDA growth in 1H2310 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsArgos (Group Argos) had a solid operating period in the 1H23 recording an EBITDA of US$278m, an increase of 26 per cent and a sales rise of eight per cent or US$1.5bn. During the accounting period, Argos shipped 7.9Mt of cement, a contraction of 2.7 per cent when compared with the 1H22 and 3.5Mm 3 of concrete, down 6.5 per cent on the 1H23. This was caused mainly by the higher number of rainy days in the USA, the slowdown in house building in Colombia and by the difficult social and po... |
Buzzi SpA sees 1H23 volumes decline in Europe08 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi SpA reported cement volumes declining across much of western Europe in the 1H23, while the USA saw volumes rise significantly. Hydraulic binders and clinker sales in Italy were stable in the first six months of the year (-0.3 per cent), thanks to the recovery recorded in the second quarter. Ready-mix concrete output contracted, albeit moderately (-2.5 per cent). Selling prices closed the half-year without any significant changes compared to the level reached at the end of 2022... |
Buzzi SpA reports consolidated EBITDA up 58% in 1H2307 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi SpA announced its 1H23 results reporting that consolidated EBITDA stood at EUR575.3m, up 57.6 per cent compared to EUR365.1m of the previous year. The figure for the period under review includes non-recurring income of EUR3.6m. Profit before tax amounted to EUR552.9m (EUR119.8m in the previous year), considering a contribution of EUR80.6m from equity earnings (EUR57.6m in 2022) and positive net finance costs of EUR24.9m (-EUR56m negative in 2022). After income taxes of EUR121.7m... |
Eagle Materials Inc's heavy materials division achieves revenue of US$396m in 1QFY23-2404 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsEagle Materials Inc 's first quarter of FY23-24 ended 30 June 2023 saw revenue in the heavy materials sector joint venture (JV) and intersegment cement revenue reach US$396m, a 15 per cent improvement. Heavy Materials (cement, concrete and aggregates) operating earnings increased 19 per cent to US$81m primarily because of higher cement sales prices and sales volume partially offset by increased maintenance costs and the effects of an extended maintenance outage at the joint venture. ... |
Vulcan Materials reports on strong aggregates sector in 2Q2304 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsVulcan Materials Co has announced total revenues of US$2113m in the second quarter of 2023, up from US$1954m in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA has come in at US$595m in the 2Q23, compared to US$450m in the year-ago period, while gross profit has advanced from US$446m in the 2Q22 to US$583m in the same quarter a year later. Tom Hill, Vulcan Materials’ chairman and CEO, said, “Our earnings growth through the first half of 2023 reflects the compounding benefits of the consis... |