The Americas

HeidelbergCement is further expanding its portfolio of large-scale CCUS projects with a new initiative in the United States.

Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is pleased to announce it has received approximately US$3.7 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) to conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study retrofitting Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA’s) carbon capture technology at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana.

CEMEX announced today that, through certain subsidiaries, it has successfully closed the previously informed sale of its operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador to Cementos Progreso Holdings, S.L., through its subsidiaries, for an approximate amount of US$329 million, as per the terms of the transactional documents.

The fourth annual Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) “Concrete in Life” photography competition has launched, with professional and amateur photographers from around the world set to capture the beauty of concrete and showcase the role of concrete in a sustainable world.

Argos, Grupo Argos' cement company, is renewing its fleet of trucks in the United States by purchasing 200 mixer trucks with state-of-the-art technology.

CEMEX has announced their plan to expand the production capacity at its subsidiary in Jamaica, Caribbean Cement Company Limited.

CEMEX announced today that it is implementing hydrogen technology at its San Pedro De Macoris cement plant in the Dominican Republic. Fernando A. Gonzalez, CEO of CEMEX, was on hand for the project's inauguration, which is part of the company's Future in Action program that seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

An UNTHA CR2000 shredder is set to drive forward Geofuturo’s Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operations in Colombia – converting the country’s waste into Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for the cement industry.

Votorantim Cimentos ended the second quarter of 2022 with consolidated net revenue of R$6.7 billion, an increase of 15% compared to the same period last year.

Brazil’s industrial waste specialist Renova Group has advanced its alternative fuel capabilities, in a state-of-the-art collaboration with industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA Iberica.

Argos, the cement company of Grupo Argos, presented its quarterly results, highlighting record revenues and strong demand for cement and ready-mix, mainly in the United States and Colombia.

CEMEX’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, have announcced that they are investing in a global early-stage venture fund, Zacua Ventures, aiming to tackle the construction industry’s biggest challenges in sustainability.

GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, has announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the plant located in Odessa, Texas.

Luis Filipe von Rainer Fabiani and Tiago Guelfi de Freitas, Dynamis, highlight the features of a new Fluidised Hot Gas Generator, recently installed at Votorantim Cimentos’ Pecém plant.

Rafael Toppel, Votorantim Cimentos, reports on a new grinding facility in Pecém, Northeast Brazil.