The Americas

PCA has announced the winners of its inaugural awards to honour industry supplier achievements in advanced cement manufacturing.

In 2Q18, the company’s revenues rose by 1.4% to US$727 million when compared to 2Q17. It experienced a 59.7% fall in net profit to US$9.6 million in 2Q18 when compared to 2Q17.

The US-based manufacturer of white cement has joined the World Cement Association as a Corporate Member.

The Latin American-based conglomerate was founded in January 1918 and is now active in 24 countries.

Eagle Materials Inc. has reported financial results for the first quarter of the 2019 fiscal year.

Applications will open tomorrow for admission to Cementos Argos’s 2019 scholarship programme, which has promoted higher education in Colombia for the past four years and benefited 144 students so far.

The Balcones and FEC quarries were identified as two of the top crushed stone production operations in the US.

The company has been awarded contracts for a greenfield cement plant and a brownfield cement plant in Central America.

Holcim Mexico is launching Holcim Prefacem and Holcim Superce, two new cement solutions for the Mexican market.

Cementos Argos, a cement and concrete market leader in Colombia, has appointed Bill Wagner as its new Vice President of US Operations.

CEMEX Ventures has invested in Internet of Things start up company Concrete Sensors, a company focused on smart concrete technology.

Holcim Mexico has now received an Environmental Excellence Award from Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for three consecutive years.

CEMEX, a global building materials company, has supplied concrete for the Glassell School of Art, the teaching institute of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in the USA.

Lehigh Hanson’s Speed cement plant in Indiana is likely to stop production after the completion of the US$600 million expansion of the nearby Mitchell cement plant.

The Colombian cement company Ultracem has joined the World Cement Association as a Corporate Member.