The Americas

Stephanie Voysey, Lafarge Canada, discusses a carbon capture unit installed at its Richmond plant as well as the growing focus on the utilisation and sequestration elements of CCUS.

The competition is open to all – professionals, amateurs or anyone with a smart phone, with a top prize of US$10 000 for the overall winning photo.

Building materials provider Aggregate Industries will now be part of a larger Holcim US presence.

The contest, which since 1991 has recognised the best construction projects in Mexico and the world, received 278 national entries for this edition and a wide variety of projects from 14 different countries.

The facility, which has been operational for almost a century and has been under GCHI’s ownership since 2006, will undergo a gradual process of idling the production operations beginning December 2023.

The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement with Summit Materials, under which they will combine their operations in the United States to create a leading platform in the building materials industry.

Ed Sullivan, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Portland Cement Association, provides a forecast of near-term US economic growth, construction activity, and the implications for cement consumption during 2023 – 2024.

Material testing conducted by Alpha Testing confirms that Terra's product performs on par with traditional SCMs in terms of durability, strength, and functionality.

The operational basics of belt conveyor systems regarding the hardware installed and the performance required from the components are too often a mystery to many employees.

Green Drop Rock Products is an independent producer of aggregates with a high-capacity plant that is well positioned to supply the Calgary market.

The two new educational guides will expand the company's dedicated PROcheck service programme.

The three-day virtual summit will offer updates on PCA’s Roadmap to carbon neutrality and insight from industry experts on technology, policy, and innovations.

Heidelberg Materials announced today that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has delivered and installed a compact CO2 pilot capture system 'CO2MPACTTM' at its cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Cemex has updated its sustainability-linked financing framework to align with its more ambitious 2030 decarbonisation targets, announced on November 2022 and validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for alignment under their 1.5°C scenario, the most ambitious pathway defined for the cement industry.

The company welcomed clients, partners, friends, local community and city authorities to the grand opening celebration on May 18, 2023.