US cement news
HeidelbergCement to purchase Cemex’s Pacific Northwest Materials business
HeidelbergCement has entered into an agreement with a US subsidiary of CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. to buy Cemex’s Pacific Northwest Materials business.
US Concrete acquires Corbett Aggregates Companies
US Concrete has acquired an aggregates operation based in New Jersey.
All about fans
Rounding up recent fan upgrade projects in the USA and Europe, including projects at Ash Grove Cemen’s Durkhee plant and CalPortland’s Rillito plant.
Drake Cement revised permit finalised
Drake Cement’s air quality permit revision has been finalised, following a review period by the UE Environmental Protection Agency.
Orcem Americas to appeal planning refusal
Ecocem subsidiary, Orcem Americas, is to appeal a decision to refuse it planning permission to construct a €45 million blastfurnace slag mill in Vallejo, California.
Planning permission denied to new grinding plant
The local planning commission has denied Orcem America’s application to build a ground granulated bladtfurnace slag grinding plant in Vallejo, California.
US construction spending falls in January
US construction spending fall 1% in January as public construction saw its largest fall since March 2002.
LafargeHolcim reports positive earnings in 2016
The world’s largest cement maker, LafargeHolcim, has announced a 12.9% rise in earnings in 2016, despite weaker volumes.
Vicat cement sales volumes jump 10.5%
Vicat’s reported strong growth in cement sales on the back of a return to growth in its French and Egyptian businesses, and improvements in the US.
CRH profits soar 69% in 2016
CRH has reported a jump in pre-tax profits in 2016 on positive market trends and the integration of past acquisitions into its results.