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Lehigh Hanson partners with Fortera to reduce carbon emissions15 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsNorth America's Lehigh Hanson (HeidelbergCement) and Fortera Inc have announced a collaboration project to reduce emissions from Portland cement production. The two companies will work together to construct and operate a small commercial plant at Lehigh's cement facility in northern California. The plant will capture CO 2 from the kiln exhaust and convert it into a cementitious material. This can then be blended with Portland cement and used by ready-mix concrete producers as an SCM or us... |
Bricking Solutions INC and Brokk UK form partnership12 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsBrokk UK was set up in 2000 covering the whole of the UK and Ireland, selling Brokk demolition machines and attachments for use in the demolition/construction and nuclear industries, while also covering machine sales for use in the steel/cement and refractories sectors. Brokk UK has 11 staff covering two depots, the head office being in Cumbria and a service centre based in the southeast. The company offers a range of services from consultation for customers looking to purchase new... |
US cement market sees slight expansion in 202011 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico increased 13 per cent YoY to 7.5Mt in December 2020, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The leading cement-consuming states were Texas, California, Florida, Georgia and Arizona, which accounted for 44 per cent of December offtake. The leading producing states were Texas, California, Missouri, Florida and Alabama. Masonry cement deliveries increased 10 per cent YoY to 181,000t. The leadin... |
PCA warns US cement consumption will take time to recover04 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe PCA's Market Intelligence Group announced its February outlook on the economy and cement consumption in the US. It stated that COVID-19 is expected to remain an elevated drag on the economic recovery as consumer spending is cautious and accounts for two-thirds of every US dollar generated in US GDP. While COVID-19 relief programmes have prevented the US economy slipping further, by themselves they are not expected to generate growth. US vaccine supply will be at its highest in the ... |
PCA releases winter US regional cement consumption forecasts03 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe PCA Market Intelligence Group has released its cement consumption and construction spending forecasts in the USA. Northeast The Northeast has been hit hard by COVID-19, leading to cement consumption declining by a projected 0.6 per cent in 2020 and PCA Market Intelligence projects further decline in 2021 by nearly one per cent. The Middle Atlantic was down nearly four per cent in 2020. However, the East North Central and New England were up 0.7 and 2.8 per cent, respectively.... |
Summit Materials announces 13% increase in revenue24 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsUSA-based Summit Materials has reported a 13 per cent YoY increase in net revenue for the final quarter of 2020 to US$571.9m, compared to US$506.3m in the 4Q19. Net income remained fairly consistent YoY at US$35.2m from US$35.7m. Adjusted EBITDA increased 7.8 per cent YoY in the 4Q20 to US$130.6m against US$121.1m in the year-ago period. Sales volumes increased 24.7 per cent YoY in aggregates, 4.5 per cent in cement and 6.4 per cent in ready-mix concrete for the 4Q20. Inclusive of acquisit... |
Cemex expands ready-mix portfolio in Texas17 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA is expanding its operations in Texas with the acquisition of a ready-mix business in San Antonio. Cemex acquired the ready-mix assets of Beck Readymix Concrete Co Ltd, including three strategically located ready-mix concrete plants and one portable plant to service the San Antonio metropolitan district and surrounding area. "Texas is experiencing explosive growth, and Cemex has repeatedly shown it is ready to make moves to help fuel it," said Scott Ducoff, Cemex USA Texas reg... |
Dealing with dust16 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsWith dust chemistry varying between direct operation when the raw mill is out of action and indirect operation when the raw mill is running, finding a destination for baghouse dust while maintaining a homogenous kiln feed is a long-standing issue in cement production. By John Kline and Benjamin Kline, Kline Consulting LLC, USA. Figure 1: a typical raw mill and kiln feed configuration The simple question of what to do with baghouse dust when the raw mill is out of operation has p... |
Buzzi Unicem reports stable 2020 volumes in spite of pandemic12 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsThis week, Buzzi Unicem released its FY20 preliminary results. The Italian-based cement producer announced cement volumes of 29.3Mt, a YoY rise of 0.4 per cent despite the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecendented recession in the first half of 2020. The extraordinary economic policy packages taken out helped cushion the impact from the contraction of international trade, while the loosening of restrictive measures by the second half helped deli... |
Cemex reports 10% rise in 4Q20 cement volumes12 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCemex S AB de CV reports that in the 4Q20 EBITDA grew by double-digit growth YoY. Consolidated net sales increased by nine per cent to US$3.537bn, an increase of one per cent for the full year of 2020 when compared with 2019. Operating EBITDA rose 19 per cent in the 4Q20 to US$644m. Operating EBITDA margin rose by 1.2 percentage points to 18.2 per cent. Foreign debt declined by US$1027m in 2020. "2020 was one of the most challenging years we have faced but itv was also a remarkable ye... |