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Carbon Upcycling raises US$26m funding for CCUS projects

01 August 2023, Published under Cement News

Carbontech startup Carbon Upcycling has raised US$26m, with proceeds from the Series A funding round supporting the first commercial-scale carbon capture and utilisation deployments at cement plants in North America and Europe. Founded in 2014, Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling delivers solutions aimed at decarbonising hard-to-abate industries. The company’s all-electric solution mineralises CO 2 and combines it with industrial byproducts from sources including coal, steel and glass product...

Cementir reports 36% rise in 1H net profit

28 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Cementir Holding posted broadly stable sales of EUR454.5m in the second quarter of 2023. Growth in Turkey, Asia-Pacific and Egypt was able to partially offset a decrease in revenues in the Nordic and Baltic area, Belgium and the USA. In the 2Q23 cement and clinker volumes sold declined by 6.8 per cent YoY to 2.8Mt due to a slowdown in sales in Denmark, Turkey, Belgium and the USA, despite the increase seen in China, Egypt and Malaysia. In the 2Q23 sales of ready-mixed concrete were down ...

CEMEX grows sales by 10% in 2Q23

28 July 2023, Published under Cement News

CEMEX has reported its 2Q23 results with a 10 per cent growth in sales to US$4566m, a 29 per cent increase in operating EBITDA to US$961m, and an EBITDA margin expanding by 3.3 percentage points to 21.1 per cent. With these results, CEMEX is close to its goal of recovering 2021 margins, set in 2022 in response to unprecedented inflation.   Net sales in Mexico increased 14 per cent in the 2Q23 to US$1298m, while operating EBITDA increased nine per cent to US$399m. EBITDA margin declined 1...

GCC sees net income increase 53% YoY in 2Q23

28 July 2023, Published under Cement News

GCC SAB de CV reported a 13.7 per cent increase in consolidated net sales to US$364.1m in the first quarter of 2023. In Mexico sales advanced 34.4 per cent as a result of a 3.2 and 8.8 per cent increase    in cement and concrete volumes, respectively. Cement and concrete prices rose by 11.5 and 14 per cent, respectively. Excluding the appreciation of the local currency, sales were up by 20.2 per cent. In the USA, sales were up 6.6 per cent, partly due to a 3.6 per cent pick-up in concrete...

Applied Rigaku Technologies INC moves to new offices

27 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc, a division of the analytical and industrial instrumentation technology company Rigaku Corp, announces its relocation to a 20,260ft 2 facility in Cedar Park, Texas,USA.   The company, a leading provider of Rigaku EDXRF (energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence) products, is excited about this move, which reflects its commitment to growth and providing its customers with the highest level of service and support. The new facility, located in a modern busines...

Mountain Cement orders Polysius® booster mill

21 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Mountain Cement Co LLC , part of the Eagle Materials Inc , has ordered the polysius ® booster mill for the grinding capacity increase of its plant in Laramie , Wyoming, USA. This additional grinding stage enhances the flexibility of the cement production of Mountain Cement.  The primary purpose of the booster mill is to improve the clinker reactivity by generating a higher fraction of fines in the product. In addition to the polysius booster mill, the system includes the mill's ancil...

CEMTEC INC launches in North America

20 July 2023, Published under Cement News

CEMTEC INC, subsidiary of Cemtec Cement and Mining Technology GmbH, headquartered in Enns, Austria , is ready to serve customers in North America. CEMTEC INC  has already received several new orders. This expansion marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing unparalleled services to the group’s valued North American clients.   As a global leader in solutions for the cement, mining, and minerals industries, Cemtec Cement and Mining Technology’s expertise in grindin...

Brimstone cement certified as ASTM C150

14 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Brimstone, the US-based industrial decarbonisation start-up, has received third-party certification that its cement meets or exceeds ASTM C150 standards for ordinary Portland cement (OPC), becoming the first ultra-low carbon, carbon-neutral or carbon-negative cement to meet this critical and universally-accepted industry requirement. "At Brimstone, we believe decarbonising cement relies on three essential principles: producing the exact same trusted material, at much lower carbon, an...

Ultra High Materials shortlisted for GCCA's 2nd Innovandi Open Challenge

14 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Ultra High Materials of Reston, VA and Washington, USA, is one of 15 start-ups, shortlisted by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), from a global list of applications, for its pioneering Innovandi Open Challenge scheme, to work on developing low-carbon concrete for the world.  The GCCA’s Innovandi Open Challenge brings together start-ups and the industry’s leading manufacturers to work together on innovative ways to cut emissions and accelerate progress. During the Spring, a...

US/Puerto Rican Portland and blended shipments drop 7% in April

13 July 2023, Published under Cement News

Portland and blended cement shipments, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 6.7 per cent YoY to 8.5Mt in April 2023, reports the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume, 3.2Mt (96 per cent) was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). The largest state markets for Portland and blended cement in April 2023 were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona, which together accounted for 40.9 per cent of total cement consumption. The leading producing ...