US cement news

In this Spotlight Interview, David Bizley, Senior Editor of World Cement is joined by Nathan Schindler, Technical Sales Manager for Fibres & High Performance Polymers at Evonik Corporation.

Due to the successful installations of MVR vertical roller mills worldwide, information about the many advantages of this innovative grinding technology is spreading rapdily in the cement market.

Ricardo Pérez Schulz, Director of Sales and Integral Solutions of Holcim Mexico, assumes the presidency of the Ibero-American Federation of Concrete Premixed (FIHP) for the period 2025-2026.

Cemex have announced that the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has selected a project for funding to develop a pioneering carbon capture, removal, and conversion test centre at its cement plant in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Preecha Chokjarearnsuk, HASLE Refractories, discusses the role of refractory lining in preheater cyclones and explains how short lining lifetimes can be addressed with a tailored, curved precast solution.

thyssenkrupp Polysius wins engineering contract for the world’s largest activated clay plant in Brazil, to be largely powered by renewable electricity.

Chris Landers, IGS, explains how a novel air cannon installation was able to help a cement plant in the Midwest United States maintain material flow.

Calderys announces the launch of CALDE FD (Fast Dry), a refractory technology that can be used in many industrial applications, offering superior efficiency and reliability for all types of industrial furnaces.

Heidelberg Materials announces the transition from an unsponsored to a sponsored American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme.

Jeff Shelton and Connor Shelton, Dracyon Corp, discuss how enhancing air cannon reliability, volume, and nozzle performance can improve efficiency and reduce operational costs in the cement industry.