The Americas

Cemex USA has announced that it is selling its Florida gypsum wallboard business.

Cemex has officially announced the winners of ‘INTEGRATE your ideas’.

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association is now accepting applications for the 2015 Jennifer Curtis Byler Scholarship.

Cemex made the announcement during the United Nations Private Sector Forum 2015 meetings held in New York City.

The auction is powered online by AMS, in conjunction with Proxibid, so bidders can take part from anywhere in the world.

Producers mined 2.72 million t of gypsum during the second quarter of 2015.

The latest update to Timetric’s Construction Risk Index suggests the overall level of risk increased in 3Q15.

The cement company will pay a fine and donate equipment to local emergency response units as a penalty for not fully reporting releases of chemicals at its Cupertino plant in 2009 and 2010.

US-based manufacturer Kason Corp has acquired the UK-based company Kek-Gardner Ltd, to become the largest manufacturer of centrifugal sifting equipment in the world.

New England Studios, MA, use Lafarge’s NewCem slag cement in studio complex.

Advocacy efforts by members of the US National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association are reportedly having an effect on lawmakers.

The 25 000 t shipment of cement marks the first import since the economic downturn in 2007.

Bedeschi S.P.A. has announced the asset purchase of the Bulk Group of Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Co.

Superior Industries has reached an agreement to buy a crusher manufacturing plant in Illinois from FLSmidth.

Lafarge announced the launch of a tender offer to repurchase parts of notes maturing in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.