The Americas

Ryan Mossman, Vice President and General Manager of FuelQuest’s Fuel Service, discusses the impact of rising diesel costs on the cement industry.

An ETAP® Real-Time™ Intelligent Load Shedding System has been implemented at Holcim’s cement plant in El Salvador.

Latest USGS Mineral Industry Survey indicates positive cement and clinker trends in the US.

The latest cement statistics from Argentina, Ecuador and the Canary Islands.

KHD Humboldt Wedag has signed a contract with Holcim for the modification of an existing production line at the MD plant in Hagerstown, USA.

In October 2013, the new grinding plant for ULTRACEM S.A.S. started up in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia.

InterCement won “Best Supplier” within the cement products category and the “Victory Trophy” for its Cauê Cimentos brand.

Cement giant Cemex has announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the United Nations Global Compact 100.

SNIC’s preliminary results for October 2013 indicate that cement sales reached 6.5 million t on the national market.

A report on the implications of climate change on Canada’s infrastructure, released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Cement Association of Canada, represents an important step towards the conservation of infrastructure in the country.

Rising construction investment in the US and Canada; Titan America CEO wins ACI Concrete Sustainability Award; IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference introduces Junior Professional Training.

Domestic sales volumes were up 17% for Trinidad Cement Ltd in 1H13.

Eagle Materials’ cement business has achieved an 86% y/y increase in operating earnings in 2Q14.

Clinker production was slightly down but cement shipments were up in July 2013 according to the latest USGS data.

The cement will be tailored to the requirements of the project, including higher resistance and a reduced heat island effect.