The Americas

The company has welcomed its new CEO, Luis Eduardo Tovar, who will continue to lead the company's expansion and growth strategy in the Honduran market.

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group has released their cement consumption and real put-in-place construction spending forecasts for the Northeast, Central, West, and Southeast United States.

In 2020 the company moved about 50 000 tons of cement by train and for this year it expects to increase the figure by 30%.

The company has announced strong results in the fourth quarter of 2020 with EBITDA growing double-digit on a year over year basis in most regions.

The company has announced that it has successfully closed US$75 million of Series D equity financing, the largest private investment into point source carbon capture globally to date.

The two companies will study the feasibility of capturing carbon from two LafargeHolcim cement plants, based in Europe and North America, using Schlumberger’s carbon sequestration technologies.

For the eighth consecutive year, Cementos Argos was included in the RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook, which recognises companies with the best sustainability practices.

The company has announced that its US operations have been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Energy to research, engineer and develop a pilot for a breakthrough carbon capture unit.

The manufacturer of high-performing air pollution control and pneumatic conveying equipment has announced the addition of Angela ‘Angi’ Hamlin as National OEM Sales Manager.

The company has announced that Tyson (Ty) Knox has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Engineering and Project Management.

Lehigh Hanson has announced the launch of EcoCem®PLUS at its Edmonton cement plant in Alberta, Canada. The cement product provides strength and durability while reducing the carbon footprint of concrete.

The Market Intelligence Group at the Portland Cement Association (PCA) recently released a webinar explaining adjustments to its winter forecast.

The companies have signed an agreement in which Flexco will be the exclusive source for MLT products in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

The company, a leading supplier and producer of cement and concrete in the United States, Mexico and Canada, has announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020.

Lehigh Cement, the International CCS Knowledge Centre and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group are moving forward with the engineering design for the feasibility study to see carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Lehigh Cement’s plant in Edmonton, Alberta.