The Americas

US Concrete has appointed John E. Kunz to its executive team.

CTLGroup, a subsidiary of the Portland Cement Association, has appointed Brian D. Schudiske as its new CEO.

Martin Engineering’s CleanScrape primary cleaner has proved a success at removing sticky build up on a conveyor belt at St Marys cement plant.

USGS has released its Mineral Industry Survey for crushed stone, sand, and gravel during 2Q17.

Cemex has donated to employee and community relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey.

Cement volumes slipped 1% on the previous year in 1H17 at CRH Canada on a slowdown in the key markets of Ontario and Quebec.

Hanson Aggregates’ Ardmore quarry has extended its limestone reserves with the acquisition of an adjacent plot of land that houses a former high school.

USGS has released its Mineral Industry Survey for cement in June 2017.

BSA Cementos has chosen a Dome Technology dome for its new clinker storage site in Chile.

The largest US producer of construction aggregates is to buy Polaris Materials, an aggregates and logistics company with operations in California and British Columbia.

CRH has announced its interim results for 1H17.

The Trump Administration has named a temporary appointee to the MSHA.

Final approval has been given for Cemex’s agreement to phase out operations at its long-running Lapis sand plant.

The California State Lands Commission has approved an agreement to phase out operations at the Cemex Lapis sand mine in California.

There are positive signals for US aggregates demand, according to the boss of the country’s largest producer, Vulcan Materials Co.