The Lafarge Canada plant in Nova Scotia plans to apply for a trial permit to burn plastic otherwise destined for landfill in a bid to lower coal use and reduce its environmental footprint.
A new programme in Juarez, Mexico, sees Cementos de Chihuahua donate cement to local groups in exchange for old tyres, helping to clean up the area while providing the plant with an alternative fuel source.
In April 2014, total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico stood at 7.4 million t, an 11% y/y increase compared to the level recorded in April 2013.