The Americas

The Mexican cement giant has announced plans to restart the expansion project, which will bring cement capacity to 7.6 million tpa by 2017.

Holcim Ecuador is modernising its Guayaquil plant with the help of a loan from Corporación Andina de Fomento.

Holcim has received the final installment of the compensation due for the nationalisation of its operations in Venezuela.

The main goal of the ‘Crecimientos’ initiative is to support more than 1 million low-income people during the next two years by creating new business models with a high social and environmental impact.

According to the USGS, US production of construction materials in 3Q14 was around 16% higher than in 2Q14.

With an investment of US$2 million, Cemex has begun selling and installing ecological concrete cookstoves that could benefit 0.5 million people in Mexico and Guatemala.

According to research presented at the XV Annual Anna Maria Workshop, concrete produced using calcium silicate cement resists degradation after exposure to sulfate solution.

Cemtek Environmental has received an order worth more than US$840 000 for multiple CEMS for installation at Capitol Aggregates’ cement plant in San Antonio, Texas.

FLSmidth has signed an EPC contract with Cemex for the supply of a new cement production line to be installed at the company's Odessa plant in Texas.

NASA has developed a simulation of how carbon dioxide moves through the Earth’s atmosphere using an ultra-high resolution computer model.

Governments of 21 countries have pledged a total of US$9.3 billion to the Green Climate Fund; China and the US announce emission reduction targets for post-2020.

US-based Martin Engineering is celebrating 70 years of innovation in bulk materials handling.

Former University of Arizona student David Stone is setting up Iron Shell to commercialise Ferrock™, described as an eco-friendly cement substitute.

Round-up of the latest cement statistics for Ecuador, Puerto Rico and Cataluña.

The Timken Company has announced its intention to acquire the assets of Revolvo Ltd, which produces ball and roller bearings for industrial applications.