The Americas

Ron Wirahadiraksa, aged 55, will succeed Group CFO Thomas Aebischer who is pursuing new opportunities outside the Group.

BIMCO’s shipping market overview and outlook deals with global macro-economics.

Orcem Americas, a subsidiary of green cement manufacturer Ecocem, is seeking permission to build a grinding plant in Vallejo.

The Dryline Project has won the global Bronze prize at the LafargeHolcim Awards.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued an update to its NAAQS for ground-level ozone.

CalPortland has successfully completed the purchase of certain assets in California from Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

Flexco has updated its Belt Conveyor Product (BCP) Overview Guide following a new CEMA standard for belt cleaners.

Data on the imports of cement and clinker for July 2015 and the year through July are also provided by the report.

British Safety Council has launched the 2016 International Safety Awards to recognise employers’ commitment to keeping workplaces safe.

Elena Zambon to retire from Board of Directors.

An increasing demand for concrete noise barriers in the US is suggested in a new study from The Freedonia Group.

The American Concrete Institute has announced a new publication for concrete industry professionals.

On 23 – 24 September 2015, American Starlinger-Sahm celebrated the official opening of the new US headquarters in South Carolina.

Cemex has appealed the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to cancel its mining contracts in Soledad Canyon.

The site development quarry includes an 80-acre land parcel along with mining rights to an additional 77 acres of land in Hamburg, New Jersey.