US cement news

Summit Materials, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quikrete Holdings, Inc. for US$52.50 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately US$11.5 billion, including debt.

Marcus Bronner, ENVEA, explains how the challenges of storage silo over-pressurisation can be solved with ambient air monitoring.

Hayley Ventor, Sila Australia, takes a look at the ways novel ceramic technology is advancing cement production.

Dr S B Hegde, Jain College of Engineering and Technology, explores effective strategies to promote Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) as a mainstream choice in construction: Part 5.

Dr S B Hegde, Jain College of Engineering and Technology, explores effective strategies to promote Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) as a mainstream choice in construction: Part 4.

Cemex was awarded the Net-Zero Industries Award by Mission Innovation at a ceremony during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan for its revolutionary clinker decarbonisation process using concentrated solar power.

Felix Bartknecht & Dr. Oliver Andrick, Testo, and Markus Paur, UNITHERM CEMCON, explain how combining burners and gas analysers can ignite efficiency in cement plants.

Dr S B Hegde, Jain College of Engineering and Technology, explores effective strategies to promote Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) as a mainstream choice in construction: Part 3.

To fill the current gap in low-carbon cement and concrete guidance, PCA and professionals across the cement-concrete-construction value chain have developed a new resource, Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol.

Dr S B Hegde, Jain College of Engineering and Technology, explores effective strategies to promote Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) as a mainstream choice in construction: Part 2.