Cement News tagged under: USA
USA: Portland and blended cement shipments in September fall 2.8%16 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico in September 2016 were about 8.8Mt, down by 2.8 per cent from sales in September 2015. The leading cement-producing states for Portland and blended cement in September 2016 were Texas, Missouri, California, Florida, and Michigan (in descending order} and these accounted for about 41 per cent of the national total. The leading cement-consuming states (Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio, in descending orde... |
Lokotrack's GCC screen debut14 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe need for a clean cement additive at Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC)’s Rio Grande plant, USA, resulted in the installation of a new Metso Lokotrack ST2.8 screen. Thanks to its high throw and large screening area, the mobile scalping screen is helping the cement works to produce cement additives that meet the stringent requirements of GCC’s production process, resulting in significant cost savings. By Metso Corporation, USA. Metso's Lokotrack ST2.8 mobile scalping screen helps GCC's ... |
USA: post-election uncertainty lowers consumption forecast09 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA) has lowered its annual growth estimate for 2016 cement consumption from four per cent to 2.7 per cent. It also revised its 2017 US consumption forecast from 4.2 per cent growth down to 3.1 per cent in response to political uncertainty, inflation and slower construction activity. “President-elect Trump continues to shape his cabinet and policies, thus making it difficult to forecast potential outcomes at this point,” PCA Chief Economist, Ed Sullivan sa... |
USA: scientists develop programmable cement08 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsScientists at Rice University, Texas, USA, have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to "program" the microscopic, semi-crystalline particles within. The process turns particles from disordered clumps to organised cubes, spheres and other forms, making the material stronger, less porous and more durable. The Rice lab created cubes and rectangles by adding small amounts of positive or negative ionic surfactants and calcium silicate to C-S-H and exposing the mix t... |
Argos becomes the fourth largest US cement producer05 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos is now the fourth largest cement plant in the United States after the Federal Trade Commission approved the acquisition of the 2.2Mta Martinsburg cement plant and the eight product dispatch and receipt terminals for US$660m. The assets acquired open the door to new markets in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey and Ohio. Cementos Argos has expanded its presence in the United States, reaching 13 states and increasing its produ... |
USA: Elementia acquires 55% stake in Giant Cement02 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsElementia, SAB de CV has announced that its Board of Directors has given its final approval for the completion of the acquisition of a 55 per cent stake and full control of Giant Cement Holding Inc, USA. Elementia will acquire the controlling stake from Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA for US$220m. Elementia used proceeds obtain from he capital increase through a Rights Offering to complete the US$220m deal, resulting in an implied equity value of US$400m. The company then granted Giant C... |
LafargeHolcim: Hagerstown rejuvenated01 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsInternational Cement Review invited Pascal Casanova, LafargeHolcim’s regional director for North America and Mexico, and John Stull, CEO , US Cement, LafargeHolcim, to comment on the completed upgrade works to the company’s Hagerstown cement plant which has recently undergone a US$96m modernisation. Left to right: Washington County Commissioner, Wayne Keefer; Delegate Brett Wilson, State of Maryland; Washington County Commissioner Vice President, John Barr; Victoria Mock, area mana... |
USA: Orcem receives backlash over new plant01 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsOrcem America has said it wants to set up operations in Vallejo, California, opposite the Mare Island peninsula. Under Orcem’s proposal, slag would be brought in from Asia via the Mare Island Strait. Despite the project providing a guaranteed 30 well-paid jobs to an area of economic plight, the plans have not been met positively by locals, who have raised concerns over the pollution and disturbance a cement plant in the locality may cause. The planning commission is due to discuss the ... |
Ecocem's turnover rises despite US problems28 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsEcocem's group turnover totalled EUR63.7m last year, up from EUR61m in the prior year as the company’s operating profit jumped to EUR2.6m from EUR1.5m. However, the company's US subsidiary Orcem Americas’ plan for a new EUR45m plant in California has run into planning difficulties. Orcem Americas has been involved in an ongoing planning dispute over the construction of a US$50m (EUR45m) grinding mill in Vallejo, close to San Francisco, the group’s first venture in the US. Residents have al... |
USA: preliminary September cement shipments total 8.78Mt24 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data published by the US Geological Survey (USGS) concerning US shipments of cement in September 2016 estimates that Portland and blended cement consumption fell to 8.78Mt for the month, down from the month prior when total shipments reached 9.4Mt. Of the 8.78Mt total, foreign imports accounted for 1.04Mt. For YtD, end-September, US shipments of cement were estimated at 70.38Mt. Total shipments of finished Portland cement are noted at 8.56Mt, with 74,878t exported to foreign c... |