Carib Cement has received a US$1.69 million cheque from the Jamaican government to cover the 100 000 t of clinker to be supplied to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe Agreement.
Construction activity contributes to economic growth in Peru; cement consumption increased by 7.15% y/y in 2013.
ASTM International and the US National Ready Mixed Concrete Association have adopted a new version of the Product Category Rules for concrete.
Juan Guillermo Morales, Claudia Rodriguez, Carolina Giraldo and Ruby Estela Cardona, Research and Development Department, Cementos Argos S.A., discuss XRD and XRF’s role in the development and improvement of new cementitious products.
Cementos Argos S.A.’s Research and Development Department explain how XRF and XRD analysis can aid the analysis of cement pathologies and the effects of certain compounds.
SNIC releases preliminary figures for the Brazilian cement sector in 2013.
The latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey reveals an increase in cement shipments and clinker production levels.
ANH Refractories Company has appointed a new Chairman and CEO, FLSmidth announced Eric T. Poupier as Group Executive Vice President and O. P. Puranmalka has been named as the new President of the Cement Manufacturers Association, India.
Bluegrass Materials has acquired five aggregates quarries and related assets in Maryland, USA, from Lafarge for a total enterprise value of US$320 million.
The second part of Imran Akram’s analysis of 2014 cement industry trends turns to the US, Latin America and the Middle East.
In the second part of this abridged article from the January 2014 issue, Daniel Crowley discusses mercury abatement technologies.
Daniel Crowley, Titan America, USA, discusses the cement industry’s mercury emissions, regulations and abatement measures, in this abridged article from the January 2014 issue of World Cement.
Nick DeCristofaro and Sada Sahu of Solidia Technologies®, USA, explain the chemistry and synthesis of Solidia cement compared to Portland cement.
Nick DeCristofaro and Sada Sahu of Solidia Technologies®, USA, discuss carbon dioxide curing in low-carbon Solidia cement in the second part of this abridged article from the World Cement January 2014 issue.
TXI’s cement shipments increased y/y in both the Texan and Californian regional markets.