US cement news

The company has been recognised as 2020 US EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence for the second consecutive year.

The company has announced a connector as part of its BHA portfolio to be used with pleated filter elements. The connector allows two, two-metre pleated filters to be joined together without the use of any tools.

Jill Truscott, LafargeHolcim, explains how energy efficiency studies, emissions capture strategies and alternative fuel systems could be set to help the cement industry reduce its carbon emissions.

The company has sold its Western Aggregates and Mathews Readymix operations for US$93.5 million to Teichert, a California-based construction company.

The company has forecast that the region’s construction output is now expected to contract by 4.1% in 2020.

Brandon Fultz, Sweet Manufacturing Company, outlines how the use of enclosed belt conveyors could help to minimise dust and reduce product loss in high capacity concrete facilities.

In the battle to limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2100 everything counts. Globally, including in the US, this issue is gaining increasing attention – Robert Shenk, FLSmidth, explains how the cement industry is part of the solution.

Michael McSweeney, President and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada, comments on the challenge that climate change poses to the construction sector.

The company has shared a message from President and CEO, Massimo Toso, addressing how the company plans to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The April issue of World Cement and its special North America supplement are now available online!