The Americas

Cemex LatAm Holdings has released its 1Q14 results, which show increased cement sales and operating EBITDA in Colombia.

Cement sales volumes grew by 4% y/y for Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo in 1Q14, although EBITDA and net income declined y/y.

MIT, home of the Concrete Sustainability Hub, is investing US$350 million in new facilities for nanotechnology research to support 2000 researchers.

Argos grew in a profitable way in all its regional divisions during the first quarter of 2014, posting a 52% y/y increase in net income and an 18% y/y rise in revenue.

Papers are requested for the 2015 Cement Industry Technical Conference, which will take place in Toronto, Canada in April 2015.

Cemex has announced that as a result of the application of retained earnings for a capital increase approved by its shareholders at the general ordinary shareholders meeting, Cemex shareholders will receive new shares according to certain criteria.

Solidia Technologies’ new report on the use of water in the global cement industry revealed that around 2 billion tpa of water could be saved using the company’s CO2-curing technology.

The Portland Cement Association has applauded the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for its support of the EPA’s revised Portland cement NESHAP standards.

The latest cement sales volumes from Ecuador, Brazil and Peru.

The final part of this abridged article outlining the importance of CEMS for cement plants in the US trying to meet NESHAP standards.

Rick Bohan, PCA, discusses the implementation of CEMS in the new NESHAP environment in the second part of this abridged article.

According to Puerto Rico’s Banco Gubermental de Fomento, the number of cement bags both produced and sold grew m/m in March 2014.

Rick Bohan, Portland Cement Association, USA, outlines the critical role of CEMS in US cement plants achieving compliance with new NESHAP standards.

According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, severe ice affected cargo movements in US-flag vessels in March, with total shipments of cement, coal and iron ore falling by 55% y/y.

Cemex has completed the construction of 640 new homes in Colombia as part of a new affordable housing initiative in collaboration with the Colombian government.