The Americas

Cemex has placed itself as a leading user of alternative fuels in the cement industry.

Cemex, the International Union for the Conservative nature (IUCN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the WILD foundation join to promote protection of natural sites.

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship has agreed that the WOTUS rule is damaging to small businesses.

World cement consumption is rising and will continue to do so, according to a report from Portland Cement Association (PCA).

USGS figures show an increase in Portland and blended cement shipments and increased imports for March and 1Q15.

At a hearing today, Bill Schmitz will ask that Congress stop ‘kicking the can down the road’, which is causing uncertainty for small businesses.

Lafarge North America organised a maintenance day to prepare the Deer Mountain Nature Trail for the summer season.

The IEEE Industry Applications Society put together a commemorative video celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Research conducted by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre has found that the value of power generation projects in the US accounts for 49% of the total value of projects in the Americas.

In the final part of this interview, World Cement asks about the research at MIT and what the Portland Cement Association can do to encourage young people into the industry.

We discuss the immediate challenges facing the US cement industry in the third part of this four-part interview.

In the second part of this four-part interview we explore the role of the Portland Cement Association.

The first part of a four-part interview with the Portland Cement Association’s new Chairman, John Stull, and President/CEO, James Toscas.

In the 12 months to March 2015, domestic dispatches of grey cement improved by 8.6% y/y in Colombia.

Cementos Argos has reported increases in sales volumes, revenue and EBITDA for the quarter to 31 March.