Carmago Correa will join forces with another Brazilian major construction company in a bid to build the world’s largest new hydroelectric dam. In a separate issue the company is planning to issue US$1.7 billion in commercial papers.
The US Geological Survey preliminary data indicates that cement shipments for the first six months of this year were 4.3% lower than in the same period in 2009.
Caribbean Cement has had to suspend production for the second time in three months.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has imposed new air pollution rules on cement plants in South Carolina and elsewhere across the country in a bid to reduce mercury emissions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded Ash Grove Cement Company’s manufacturing plants in Durkee, Ore., and Leamington, Utah the 2009 ENERGY STAR® for their successful efforts to protect the environment and improve energy efficiency.
FLSmidth has signed an exclusive agreement with Heyl & Patterson Inc. (H&P), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA covering supply of technology and design of wagon tipplers and side arm chargers to be manufactured in India for the Indian market.
Cemex has announced that consolidated net sales decreased 3% in the second quarter of 2010 to approximately US$3.8 billion versus the comparable period in 2009.
The Holcim (US) Inc. cement plant located in Midlothian, Texas has recently surpassed several safety milestones and is the recipient of prestigious industry safety awards.
Lafarge’s Brookfield plant in Nova Scotia will develop a new type of blended cement that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 76 000 t by 2015.
Three of Holcim’s plants in the US have earned the EPA’s ENERGY STAR award for environmental efforts.
Cemex has signed a supply contract with “Consorcio Grupo Unidos por el Canal”, the primary contractor for the construction of the third set of locks of the Panama Canal expansion project.
Lehigh Cement’s Permanente plant, USA, recently announced plans to install new equipment as it aims to reduce mercury emissions by 25%.
Cemex has reached an agreement to sell seven aggregates quarries in Kentucky, and will supply cement for a hydroelectric plant in Panama.
Phoenix Cement, Arizona, USA, has won support from the Clarkdale Town Council for a proposed solar field project at the Clarkdale plant.
TXI, formerly known as Texas Industries, is to permanently close four of its wet process kilns in Midlothian, Texas, USA.