US cement news
Command Alkon announces new app to support bulk material suppliers
The company has introduced Ruckit Field, a new mobile experience to support bulk material suppliers, haulers, and buyers in lowering costs and optimising truck usage.
Holcim El Salvador opens concrete and aggregates plants
The company has inaugurated three new expansion plants for ready-mix concrete located in Sonsonate, La Paz and Apopa. Holcim also inaugurated an aggregates plant, located in the Tepeagua canton of the La Libertad municipality.
Cementos Argos receives recognition for energy efficiency in the United States
Two of Argos’ plants in the United States have been recognised for their commitment to the reduction and efficient use of energy and, therefore, the care and preservation of natural resources.
CalPortland earns 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award
The company has announced that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy. This is CalPortland’s seventeenth straight Partner of the Year award.
CEMEX USA named EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
The company has announced that it has been named US EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year, earning the 2021 Sustained Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy.
PCA releases spring 2021 cement consumption and construction activity outlook
Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Ed Sullivan, recently presented their annual Spring cement consumption forecast, predicting an increase in cement consumption for 2021 and 2022.
Votorantim Cimentos shares financial results
The company has announced that it ended 2020 with higher sales, increased cash generation and its lowest leverage in the last ten years.
CEMEX USA assists in the construction of the longest highway loop in the US
The company has announced that it is participating in the latest phase of construction of the Grand Parkway, the planned 180-mile circumferential highway in Houston, Texas.
ST Equipment & Technology to collaborate on fly ash beneficiation project with Phoenix Cement Company
ST Equipment & Technology LLC (STET) has announced the collaboration of a fly ash beneficiation project with the Phoenix Cement Company. The project will be the 26th commercial-scale fly ash separator installed worldwide by STET.
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