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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... |
GCC acquires multiple Cemex operations21 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsGCC has announced the acquisition of multiple Cemex operations in the USA. The acquisition comprises a cement plant (Odessa, Texas), two cement terminals (El Paso and Amarillo, Texas) and one construction materials business located in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, comprised of eight ready mix plants, six aggregate plants, five asphalt plants and five distribution centres. The acquisitions will see GCC’s workforce increase to nearly 3500 employees. No operational closures ... |
USA: Portland and blended cement shipments in August rise by 3.1%17 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in August 2016 were 9.4Mt, up by 3.1 per cent from sales in August 2015. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in August 2016 were Missouri, Texas, California, Florida and Michigan, in descending order, and these accounted for about 42 per cent of the national total. The leading cement-consuming states, in descending order, were Texas, California, Florida, Ohio and Illinois, whic... |
USA: preliminary August cement shipments total 9.41Mt16 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) for US shipments of cement in August 2016 estimate that Portland and blended cement totalled 9.41Mt in the month. This is up on July’s cement shipments of Portland and blended cements which reached 7.14Mt. For YTD, end-August, US shipments of cement totalled 61.4Mt. The Mountain and Pacific district had the highest cement produced with1.91Mt during August. California made up the bulk of that output with 0.92Mt of shipments. Missouri was ... |
USA: Cemex Victorville receives WHC certification11 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemex USA's Victorville cement plant in southern California recently celebrated its 100th anniversary and has received the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for its ongoing sustainability, environmental protection and land stewardship efforts. WHC presented the Victorville plant with the certification 3 November during a ceremony at the 2016 WHC Conservation Conference in Baltimore. The designation means all Cemex USA’s cement plants in the USA are now WHC-certifie... |