The Americas

Peruvian cement manufacturer Cementos Pacasmayo recorded a consolidated EBITDA of S/.251.7 million in January – September 2014.

Grey cement production increased by 11.6% y/y in the first nine months of 2014, while domestic dispatches improved by 11.4% y/y.

McInnis Cement has filed its contestation with the Superior court to the motion issued by Lafarge Canada Inc., the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement and Environnement Vert-Plus Inc. against its cement plant project in Port-Daniel–Gascons.

New NRMCA documents disclose the environmental impacts of concrete manufacturing for a wide range of concrete products. These will help NRMCA’s members address the movement toward product transparency in LEED v4.

A delegation from CATIC Beijing Company Ltd, China, recently visited Cemento Andino’s Las Llanadas cement plant, Venezuela, where a new production line is due to be constructed.

On 8 – 11 September 2014, cement producers from Latin America and the Caribbean, industry experts, and technology and service providers from around the world gathered in Santo Domingo for the XXXI Technical Congress FICEM.

The new standard will help ready-mix concrete users understand the drying behaviour of concrete.

The Mexican cement company has reported consolidated net sales of US$4.1 billion in 3Q14, up 4% y/y, as sales improve in Mexico, the US and the Mediterranean.

Resilient construction can help to reduce the damage caused by natural disasters, minimising the energy and resources required for response, reconstruction, repair and recovery.

CLH’s consolidated net sales improved by 3% y/y in January – September 2014 and operating EBITDA grew by 12% q/q in 3Q14.

Under the motto ‘Helping our world work better’, the international standards organisation has launched its new brand identity.

The TCL Group achieved a 6.5% rise in revenue in the first nine months of 2014.

Skyonic has prepared this special infographic to explain the benefits of the new Capitol SkyMine® project at the Capitol Aggregates cement plant in Texas.

The carbon capture and utilisation facility will operate at Capitol Aggregates’ cement plant in San Antonio, Texas.

The Portland cement NESHAP is one influencing factor in the increased demand for CEMS, though business is also coming from coal-fired power plants.