The Americas

The acquisition of AFT significantly expands Micronics’ portfolio of engineered filtration solutions to better serve customers’ baghouse filtration needs in industries such as cement and lime production.

The focus of these projects will be on the use of lower carbon footprint raw materials, fuel optimisation, and the use of alternative fuels.

Brimstone achieves ASTM C150 certification for its Portland cement—used in virtually all global concrete construction.

CHRYSO and GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, is proud to announce significant projects across North America to optimise services and extend production capabilities to new regions for its customers.

Holcim announces its investment as a limited partner (LP) in Suffolk Technologies US$110 million venture capital fund, supporting startups at the forefront of disruptive innovation in the building industry, from sustainability to AI.

Cemex programs across ten locations worldwide have earned the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) Conservation Certification. The recognitions were unveiled during the WHC Conservation Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Lori Tiefenthaler, Heidelberg Materials NA, shines a spotlight on slag production and its applications in the cement industry in Florida and the Southeastern US.

Cemex has launched a dedicated plug-in for the Building Information Modelling (BIM) REVIT software used for designing and managing construction projects.

Cemex has reached a sales milestone for Vertua net zero CO2 concrete in Colombia, surpassing 100 000 m3 of this product, enough to fill 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Bruks Siwertell Group has signed an acquisition contract for North American heavy machinery specialist, West Salem Machinery (WSM), effective from 1st July 2023.

Silvia Vieira, Votorantim Cimentos, discusses the unconventional pozzolans that are helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the Cuiabá plant and beyond.

Cemex has reached a sales milestone for Vertua net zero CO2 concrete in Colombia, surpassing 100 000 m3 of this product, enough to fill 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Cemex’s circular waste management business, Regenera, is expanding its operations in Mexico with the opening of a new facility in partnership with leading waste collection company PASA.

Progressive Planet, a leader in developing CleanTech solutions for the planet, signs a purchase agreement with Lafarge Canada Inc. agreeing to purchase all the PozGlass™ 100G produced by the company’s pilot plant up to a maximum of 3500 tpy.

Fifteen start-ups have been shortlisted by the GCCA, from a global list of applications, for its pioneering Innovandi Open Challenge scheme, to work on developing low-carbon concrete for the world.