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According to ASOCEM, its member companies dispatched 928 000 t of cement on the national market in October, with accumulated sales for the year rising by 0.25%.

The President’s Climate Task Force has highlighted the need for resilient building design as a key component to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.

Muhammad Khan, Environmental Manager at Titan Florida’s Pennsuco plant, provided a case study entitled ‘Titan Florida’s Ecological Restoration’ at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Annual Symposium.

The Brazilian company, with interests in steel, mining, logistics, energy and cement reported its third quarter results last week.

Roanoke Cement Company is among the proposed recipients of coal ash being excavated from storage by Duke Energy.

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions and McInnis Cement have announced a sales/purchase agreement valued at CAN$150 million for the supply of a complete cement production line.

Purdue University reported that CO2-cured concrete performed comparably or better than traditional OPC-based concrete for resistance to cold weather and exposure to extreme conditions.

The compressed construction season and transportation bottlenecks are being blamed for a shortage in cement supplies in Michigan, US.

North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Nebraska and Washington, DC have the strongest relative construction fundamentals, according to the revised ranking.

Mini cement plants in the Venezuelan states of Yaritagua, Portuguesa and Cojedes, will support the construction of 20 000 houses in each state.

McInnis Cement has provided the following statement, responding to Lafarge North America, which spoke out against the new Canadian plant last week.

Shipments of Portland and blended cement reached 8.7 million t in the US and Puerto Rico in August 2014, according to the USGS.

According to the AFCP, cement dispatches were up 5.8% m/m but down 3.1% y/y in Argentina in October 2014.

Cemex has announced the international and Mexican winners of the XXIII Edition of the Cemex Building Award. This edition considered more than 500 buildings within Mexico and 214 buildings elsewhere in the world.

Katharine E. Morgan, currently Vice President of ASTM’s Technical Committee Operations, will succeed ASTM President James A. Thomas.