Cement News tagged under: USA
US and Puerto Rico January shipments edge ahead05 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2017 totalled about 5.4Mt, up by 2.9 per cent YoY, latest data from the USGS shows. The leading cement-producing states for Portland blended cement in January 2017 were Texas, California, Florida, Missouri and Alabama, in descending order. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and New York, in descending order) received 47 per cent of the January shipments. C... |
Paris council to stop LafargeHolcim orders over Trump wall supply offer30 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe city of Paris has criticised LafargeHolcim for its willingness to supply material for the wall that US President Donald Trump plans to build along the Mexican border. The French capital’s governing council voted on Tuesday to stop working with the world’s biggest cement maker for as long as the company won’t respect the city’s ethical standards, a spokeswoman said by phone on Wednesday. It will start by ending a longstanding arrangement to take sand from LafargeHolcim for artificial be... |
USA: Ecocem to appeal San Francisco Bay grinding plant planning refusal27 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsEcocem is appealing the decision by a US local authority to refuse the Irish cement manufacturer permission to construct a EUR45m (US$47.5m) grinding plant in San Francisco Bay. The planning commission in Vallejo, California, recently refused Ecocem’s subsidiary, Orcem Americas, permission to build on the city’s waterfront based on environmental concerns including increased traffic and pollution. The Irish Times reported on Friday that Orcem has since lodged an appeal with Vallejo city... |
Titan FY16 results bring net profits of EUR278.6m23 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsTitan Group's 2016 financial results recorded a significant improvement in profitability, thanks to the continuing growth of the US market and the recovery of results in Egypt. Consolidated turnover reached EUR1509m, posting an eight per cent increase compared to 2015. EBITDA increased by 28.7 per cent to EUR278.6m while net profit after minority interests and tax provision, stood at EUR127.4m, compared to EUR33.8m in 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the group maintained the stro... |
Cemex will not supply border wall20 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsMexico-based Cemex says it will not participate in construction of President Donald Trump's border wall. The company has been viewed as a potential beneficiary of President Trump’s plans, but Cemex has come under intense pressure at home to boycott the multi-billion-dollar project. According to the US General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website, Cemex has not registered as a potential government contractor for the border barrier. Last week, company spokesma... |
US/Puerto Rican shipments down 8.6% YoY in December, up 1.9% in 201613 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in December were 6.04Mt, representing a 8.6 per cent YoY fall, according to the US Geological Survey. The total includes 617,045t of imports to supplement the 5.42Mt supplied by domestic producers. Texas was the leading cement-consuming state, followed by California, Florida, Georgia and New York. These states received 44 per cent of December shipments. The leading cement-producing states were Texas, California,... |
LafargeHolcim interested in supply US-Mexican border wall03 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has expressed an interest in supplying construction materials to the US-Mexican border wall to be built under the Trump administration. The wall is one of the most controversial electoral promises of the new US president, Donald Trump. The invitation to tender requires interested parties to submit a prototype by 10 March. The US government plans to award prototypes as early as mid-April. |
CRH rules out supply to Trump’s planned Mexican wall02 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsCRH CEO, Albert Manifold, has insisted that its US businesses will not supply materials for the construction of Donald Trump's planned wall between the USA and Mexico. He said that CRH's geographic spread in the US is primarily focussed on the Northeast and Midwest and has “no significant operations anywhere near southern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and southern California. "We've a broad-based business through the United States — in fact we're present in all 50," he said. "But one are... |
USA: fire at LafargeHolcim Hagerstown plant22 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to several local news sources, approximately 100 firefighters worked to extinguish a conveyor belt fire at LafargeHolcim’s cement plant in Hagerstown, USA. It is unclear in which part of the facility the conveyor belt caught fire. No injuries resulted from the fire. Local Fire Department Deputy Chief, Adam Hopkins: "We had an overloaded conveyor belt catch fire and burn. The fire was difficult to access and required extensive work to access." The firefighters did not have ade... |
USA: slag cement shipments up 12%21 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Slag Cement Association (SCA) announced that in 2016 slag cement shipments showed a YoY increase of 12 per cent. President of the SCA, Ed Griffith: “I am pleased that this 12 per cent increase in shipments represents the strength of our economy and the increased understanding of the benefits of slag cement in the design, specification, and construction communities.” |