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New president of Saint-Gobain's North American construction materials division

21 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Following the acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies by Saint-Gobain, GCP’s Specialty Construction Chemicals (SCC) segment will integrate with Chryso within the new Construction Chemicals Business Unit, part of the High-Performance Solutions division of Saint-Gobain.   Steve Williams, formerly president of Chryso North America, has been appointed president of the Construction Chemicals Business Unit for North America and will run the combined North American business.  As part of the ...

MDG wins bucket elevator order for Paulden plant

20 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Following the installation of Drake Cemen t’s new vertical roller mill (VRM) for milling cement slag and raw material grinding, MDG America was selected to supply the plant with four high-quality chain bucket elevators to feed the mill section. The bucket elevators will operate from 26-362tph of material. MDG bucket elevators 1 and 2 moving material for grinding at Drake Cement Plan MDG has supplied a variety of bulk handling equipment for the the plant located in Paulden ,...

Limestone and cement top Port of Green Bay's imports

18 October 2022, Published under Cement News

September saw 190,083t of cargo shipped through the Port of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, bringing the total cargo shipments to 1.3Mt for the 2022 shipping season.  Limestone and cement were again the top cargos moving through the port in September with 72,453t of domestic limestone imported and 45,936t of cement imported. At 1,303,956t of goods shipped through the end of September, total cargo is down about five per cent from a year ago.  In addition to limestone and cement, key September...

PCA's Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality - one year on

17 October 2022, Published under Cement News

It is one year since the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released its Roadmap to carbon neutrality. America’s cement manufacturers have committed to the goal of reaching carbon neutrality throughout the cement-concrete-construction value chain by 2050.   Currently, based on US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon emissions data, the manufacture of cement accounts for 1.25 per cent of US CO 2 emissions – with demand projected to increase, we have a once-in-a-generation...

Titan America digitises Pennsuco and Roanoke plants

14 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Titan America has announced the successful implementation of digitalisation applications based on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning at its two cement plants, resulting in enhanced equipment throughput and reliability, reduced energy consumption, and improved product consistency and quality. Titan America has deployed autonomous AI real-time optimisation algorithms that dynamically process vast amounts of data from plant sensors and continuously adjust variables, bring...

Giant Cement plans Savannah Terminal with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, Inc

11 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Giant Cement Company has signed an agreement with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, Inc, in Savannah, GA, USA, to build a 60,000t cement import terminal on the Savannah River for the growing southeastern US market.  “Cement demand in the southeast continues to show strong growth in all sectors,” says Tim Kuebler, president & CEO of Giant’s Elementia USA. “Population growth has spurred new infrastructure projects, expanding need for housing and commercial projects.”   The investment provides...

Electric Hydrogen targets cement sector decarbonisation

06 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Boston-based climate tech company Electric Hydrogen (EH2) has ambitious plans to decarbonise the heavy manufacturing industry, including the cement sector. EH2's high-throughput electrolyser systems are made for continuous, high-volume production required for not only cement production but other crucial sectors like freight transportation and ocean shipping.

Lehigh Hanson acquires concrete and asphalt recycling company

05 October 2022, Published under Cement News

Lehigh Hanson, Inc has acquired JEV Recycling Inc a key recycler of concrete and asphalt with a large facility in Woodinville, Washington, USA. With the addition of the JEV business, Lehigh Hanson continues to strengthen its portfolio of recycled materials in the Greater Seattle area to better meet the increasing need for more sustainable construction materials.  “The acquisition of JEV Recycling represents an important step for Lehigh Hanson as we grow our business beyond cement and ag...

Cement deliveries in USA and Puerto Rico remain stable in July

28 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Portland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico remained stable at 9.6Mt in July 2022 when compared with July 2021, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Cement consumption was the highest in Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Georgia received together 37.5 per cent of July shipments. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida and Michigan, which combined accounted for 38.9 per cent of cement production. ...

UN special advisor pleads 'decarbonise now!'

21 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Selwin Hart, special advisor to the UN Secretary General on Climate Action and Just Transition, said: "Despite being well behind the eight ball the window to reduce global warming to 1.5˚C is still open. We have the technologies and financial tools to make the best of this opportunity, we can still limit the general increase to 1.5˚C but we need to act now. This is my central message – 2050 is fine – a good milestone but what matters is what we do now and the actions taken now." Mr Hart w...