The Americas

Roanoke Cement Company's Front Royal terminal celebrated its 10 year anniversary on 20 October with a luncheon focusing on safety.

Center T Advisory Services, LLC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Genesis Biofuel, Inc., to be the exclusive provider of project financing for Genesis Biofuel, Inc.’s carbon sequestration algal biodiesel refineries.

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. has secured an ERC demonstration project with Lafarge Canada Inc.

Texas Industries, Inc. has resumed the Hunter cement plant expansion project near New Braunfels, Texas.

Roanoke Cement Company's five cement terminals were honoured last week for reaching a combined 50 years without a lost time accident.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) have developed guidelines for building codes that address high performance as well as conventional sustainable features.

Holcim and Venezuela signed an agreement regarding Venezuela’s compensation for the nationalisation of Holcim Venezuela.

Polysius has been awarded a contract by CIA de Cimento Itambe, Brazil, to construct a 3000 tpd clinker line at the Balsa Nova plant, near Curitiba, southern Brazil.

The Latin American cement sector is slowly re-emerging as the region’s major economies are recovering. While macro-economic fundamentals have improved across the region and the major countries face a positive medium-term economic outlook, this article – précised from World Cement’s September issue – highlights the core regulatory and political risks ahead that will shape the future trajectory of the cement sector in the region.

The new President of Colombia is not only determined to continue the transformation of his country that was started by his predecessor, but also to improve relations with its second biggest trading partner, Venezuela.

Argentina’s top cement manufacturer, Loma Negra plans to invest US$ 50 million to boost production and transportation in Argentina.

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.