The Americas

Lafarge sites in the US celebrated health and safety month in June, while Lafarge Canada develops bags according to health and safety guidelines.

Cemex plans to implement mobile plants that sort solid waste across its Mexican cement plant operations.

Domestic sales were up 21% y/y and 1.6% y/y in January to June in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively.

ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Northeim, has expanded its US product portfolio with the purchase of Kansas-based Legg Company Inc.

Paul Maxwell-Cook turns to the growing cement sector in Latin America.

Paul Maxwell-Cook looks at how the cement industry is faring in Canada, the US and Mexico.

Low frequency of lost time incidents rewarded by Chilean National Safety Council.

Skyonic’s carbon capture and mineralisation project with Capitol Aggregates Cement in San Antonio, Texas, has received US$128 million in funding.

Lone Star Funds has acquired Lafarge North America’s Gypsum division for US$700 million.

Titan America’s Roanoke Cement Company has achieved more than 2 MW energy reduction since joining the programme.

HeidelbergCement has extended the reach of its Biodiversity Conservation Programme and cooperation with BirdLife International.

The new cement and clinker plant will increase Coboce Cemento’s production capacity to 70 000 bags/day.

Rule 8: Eventually it is in the best interest of everyone to work together

A new website has been launched providing details of the cement plant project underway in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Québec.

Highlights from the USGS’s latest report on cement and clinker shipments and production levels in the US and Puerto Rico.