CTLGroup shares transportation infrastructure sustainability initiatives
CTLGroup has been focusing on sustainability for decades, and in this update shares some details of its recent transportation and paving projects.
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CM to provide a tyre shredder to Guam’s GWC
Guahan Waste Control has ordered a CM Dual Speed Tyre Shredder, which will enable it to process and export end-of-life tyres to be used as TDF in the cement industry.
IEEE-IAS/PCA Conference 2014: registration open
Registration is now available for the 2014 Cement Industry Technical Conference, which will take place in Washington, D.C.
Bath plant celebrates 40th anniversary with an open day
Lafarge Cement Canada is celebrating forty years of the Bath plant and invited everyone in the region to join the celebrations.
Lafarge and Solidia Technologies collaborate on environmental precast technology
Lafarge and Solidia Technologies have formed a partnership to develop technology to reduce precast concrete’s environmental footprint on a commercial scale.
Groundbreaking ceremony for carbon capture plant in Texas
Skyonic Corporation has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol SkyMine plant at Capitol Aggregates’ San Antonio site in Texas, USA.
Cemex Davenport plant could be turned into a nature reserve?
A nonprofit conservation group is eyeing up Cemex’s 8500 acres of land in the mountains above Santa Cruz for potential redevelopment as the gateway to a new nature reserve.
Bolivian cement plant awaits investment in gas supply
Construction of a cement plant in Potosi will not go ahead until US$214 million can be invested in gas supply to the site.
TXI reports on a strong 1Q
Texas Industries Inc. has reported a 20% increase in cement sales on the back of improved construction activity.
Cemento Cerro Azul plant’s line 1 to begin production next month
Venezuelan cement plant will commence operations in mid-November, with an initial capacity of 1 million tpa.
Cemex joins UN Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Cemex has signed an agreement with the UN to join its Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
Better Plants Program reduces CO2 emissions by 11 million t
The US Energy Department has praised members of its Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, which has saved about US$1 billion in energy costs and reduced CO2 emissions.
Hazemag wins two crushing contracts for Brazilian cement plant
Hazemag has been awarded the order for one limestone and one clay crushing plant for a new cement plant in Paraiba, Brazil.
Reaction to EPA revised carbon emission rules
The coal industry has strongly criticised new regulations set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Reaping the Benefits of Energy Efficiency: Part 2
Bhaskar Dusi, Corporate Energy Manager, and Kevin Kelley, VP – Process Technology & Sustainability, Cemex, USA, run through some energy case projects.