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The Tacoma plant will be restructured, and the precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and quicklime processes will be shut down.

Residential building applications for aggregates will be driven by upturns in the housing markets of developed countries.

Caterpillar Inc. and the Caterpillar Foundation have donated US$500 000 to The Finca Vigia Foundation to restore and preserve Hemingway’s home.

LafargeCanada Inc. has announced it will name its dome in Exshaw the Eco-Dome.

In 2015 Ash Grove Cement Seattle earned the EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification

Caterpillar Inc. has published its annual Year in Review and Sustainability Report

Registration for the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, taking place on 10 – 11 May, is now open.

NSSGA’s Environmental Committee Meeting will include updates on crucial water, air and sustainability issues

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced that it will host a full-day video webcast presentation on 17 March 2016.

Titan reported a fourth-quarter loss, damaged by an impairment charge for stopping the construction of a plant in the United States.

Titan America LLC has announced that project economics no longer support the construction of a cement plant in Castle Hayne, NC.

Lafarge North America has provided innovative blended cement mix designs for the new signature Tappan Zee Bridge.

Cemex announced today its intention to offer senior secured notes denominated in US Dollars, subject to market and other conditions.

Attendees of the MSHA Spring Thaw meeting in Ohio were awarded Part 46 Refresher Training credit.

Timken is one of 131 organisations selected as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company.