The Americas

According to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA), shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes came in at 1.8 million t in April 2015, down 9% on the month’s 5-year average.

Statistics released by ASOCEM indicate that cement dispatches on the Peruvian domestic market fell by 3.1% in April 2015.

Lafarge Canada has won three awards in the Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition.

Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center estimates that the major economies in the Americas will invest more than US$792 billion in power generation projects over the next few years.

The House of Representatives has passed new legislation that halts the Waters of the United States rule.

“Statistics show that women in the workforce actually make the industry safer,” said Mónica Manolas, Cemex USA Vice President of Human Resources for the Florida region.

Putney Capital Management, LLC has announced that it has made a strategic investment in a cement terminal in Puerto Rico together with Cementos Argos.

In a new report, the World Bank has laid out the steps that will need to be taken to achieve zero net emissions by 2100, saying they exist and they are affordable if action is taken now.

The PCA recognised 12 cement plants in the US at the Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards.

US-based Vulcan Materials Company has reported a revenue of US$631 million for 1Q15, up 10% on 1Q14.

Aaron Rosso has taken up the role of Senior Product Manager, Heavy-Duty Mechanical Belt Fasteners, at Flexco.

The Cement Association of Canada has been recognised for its leadership in industry and public policy.

The Louisville plant, Nebraska, came in at first place in Ash Grove Cement Company’s Ash Grove Energy Management (AGem) Outstanding Plant of the Year Competition 2014.

US-based MagneGas Corporation has announced that a cement company has approved the use of MagneGas® fuel as a replacement for acetylene.

Ash Grove Cement Company’s Midlothian and Foreman cement plants have received certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council.