US cement news
LafargeHolcim US and legacy brands unite as Holcim US
The US transition to Holcim is a significant milestone for the company.
CEMEX launches call for the Marcelo Zambrano scholarship
The company has announced the opening of the registration process to win the Architect Marcelo Zambrano Scholarship, aimed at Mexican architects.
Lafarge’s Richmond plant commits to 100% lower carbon cement
The company has announced that its Richmond plant will manufacture only OneCem, a lower carbon Portland limestone cement.
CEMEX grows concrete block business for Florida region
The company has recently restarted two plants in the region and is soon restarting a third.
Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company announce changes to Portland Cement production
By the end of 2022, Buzzi Unicem USA and Alamo Cement Company will implement full conversion from traditional ASTM C150 Type I and II cements (OPC) to ASTM C595 Type IL (PLC) cement.
CalPortland’s Rillito cement plant announced as one of the most energy-efficient manufacturing plants of 2021
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 93 US manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.
Clearing the air
Greg Bierie, Benetech, explains how a quarry operation in the state of Washington was worked to improve its workplace safety, achieve air quality compliance and perform maintenance with ease.
CEMEX to activate second kiln to boost cement supply in Arizona, California and Nevada
The company has announced that following its successful restart of one kiln at its CPN cement plant in northwest Mexico in 2021, it is now recommissioning a second kiln at the plant.
Titan America to provide lower carbon solutions for Essex Cement
The company has announced it is now distributing Type IL lower-carbon cement from its storage and distribution facility located at the Port of Newark, New Jersey.
Martin Marietta Materials sells West Coast cement and ready mixed concrete operations to CalPortland
The operations include the Redding cement plant, related cement distribution terminals and 14 ready-mixed concrete plants located in California.