Dominican supply to continue to outweigh demand
Dominican cement demand will grow at a healthy rate to 2021, but remain well below installed production capacity, leaving producers reliant on exports to balance the books.
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Cementos Pacasmayos reports decreased sales for 2Q17
Cementos Pacasmayos has released its financial results for 2Q17 and 1H17.
CalPortland recognised for community contributions
CalPortland has received the 2016 – 2017 Community Excellence Award from Arizona Rock Products Association
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Cemex enters new facilities agreement
Cemex has announced that it has entered into a new facilities agreement.
Great Lakes limestone shipments down in June
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes were down 7.3% year-on-year in June.
DOC continues antidumping duty on Japanese cement
The US Department of Commerce will continue its antidumping duty of imports of ordinary portland cement and clinker from Japan.
Cemex invests in wildlife and conservation
In 2016, Cemex invested US$50 million into environmental conservation measures.
Cemex supplies special concrete for new terminal
Cemex is supplying a specialised concrete for the paving of ALA Transportes’ new terminal.
Cemex inks deal with Port of Redwood City
Cemex Aggregates as signed a ten-year lease extension to continue its aggregates import activities at Port of Redwood City.
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John King USA rebrands as Cobalt Chains
Industry chain supplier, John King USA, has changed its name to Cobalt Chains.
First clinker produced at new Tula production line
Fives has produced the first clinker at the new cement production line at Cementos Fortaleza’s Tula plant in Mexico.
Cemex agrees to close California sand mine
Cemex USA has agreed to close its controversial Lapis sand mine on California’s Monterey Bay – the last coastal sand mine in the US.
US output of construction aggregates down in 1Q17
Output of construction aggregates in the US fell year-on-year in 1Q17 to 426 million t – a fall of 3%.
NACC signs contract with Lafarge Canada
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers will provide cement shipping services to Lafarge Canada via a newly convert pneumatic cement carrier under a long-term contract with the cement maker.
WEG supplies motors to Yacuses plant in Bolivia
WEG, a manufacturer of electric motors, has supplied low- and medium-voltage motors to the Yacuses cement plant in Bolivia.