The Road to Recovery
Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association, USA, provides an overview of projections for the US economic recovery and its impact on the construction industry.
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Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association, USA, provides an overview of projections for the US economic recovery and its impact on the construction industry.
A fight over cement markets in the Dominican Republic has drawn the Jamaican minister of Industry and Commerce into defending home-based exporter Caribbean Cement Company Ltd, whose quality standards have been contested in the rival market.
Lafarge has announced the sale of its cement and concrete assets in the southeast United States to the Colombia-based conglomerate Cementos Argos for an enterprise value of US$760 million.
Cimpor is to build an integrated clinker and cement plant in South Brazil. The plant, which is scheduled to start production in early 2014, will have a production capacity of 1.2 million tpa of cement.
While the economic recession is over and economic growth is strengthening, the construction recession may not run its course for another 18 months, hindering an improvement in cement consumption for the next two years according to the most recent economic forecast from the PCA.
The Portland Cement Association has recognised six US cement plants for their efforts in environmental improvement.
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) has begun its regional expansion with exports into the Dominican Republic as well as plans for Haiti.
In order to cover costs associated with the EPA regulations, GCC Dacotah cement plant recently announced it will raise its prices by 5%.
TXI announces in a recent press release the acquisition of Trinity Industries subsidiary, Transit Mix Concrete and Materials Company.
Cemex announced today that it has been named the primary cement supplier for the first phase of Reventazón hydroelectric plant project in Costa Rica.
TXI recently released its fiscal third quarter results, revealing a narrowing loss due to an increase in cement shipments.
The US Geological Survey has released its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries for January 2011, revealing a trend of low construction spending levels.