The Americas

According to the latest figures from the AFCP, dispatches dropped both m/m and y/y in April to reach 905 584 t.

US-based Titan America LLC has formed ST Equipment & Technology to expand on its separation technology for flyash and mineral applications.

SCHADE has been appointed to supply the cement plant following an earlier contract for a bridge scraper.

MSHA publishes its 1Q14 fatalities analysis for the US mining industry; Cemex UK provides an update on the incident at the South Ferriby cement plant.

Lafarge North America supports ‘Designing for Disaster’ exhibition in Washington; Holcim Canada sponsors the Canada Green Building Council; the US Energy Department invests in zero-emission cargo transport research.

Vulcan Materials Company’s net sales were 9% higher in January – March 2014 than they were in the corresponding period in 2013.

The Governor of the State of Falcón, Venezuela, has granted Industria Venezolana de Cemento a permit to quarry limestone and clay for the next 20 years.

The latest USGS data shows cement and clinker production and consumption increased in February, in spite of the cold weather.

A brief overview of some of the completed, ongoing and planned projects in Brazil's cement sector.

According to Lux Research, the use of flyash in cement production is the simplest and most cost-effective option to reduce the industry’s carbon emissions.

Cemex Latam is investing US$55 million in a new cement grinding facility in Nicaragua, which will increase its production capacity in the country by around 104%.

Next year’s conference will take place in Toronto – we talked to 2015 Local Chair Martin Vroegh to find out what we can look forward to.

World Cement provides an update on the Brazilian cement sector, as investment in infrastructure development continues and cement capacities are increased in line with rising demand.

Higher volumes and product prices helped Cemex to achieve an 8% increase in consolidated net sales in the first quarter of 2014.

Cement dispatches on Colombia’s domestic market grew by 14% y/y in 1Q14 to 2.77 million t.