The Americas

Votorantim reported a challenging 2017 on continued weakness in the Brazilian market and appreciation of the Brazilian real.

World Cement talks to John Stull, CEO of US Cement at LafargeHolcim about his career, the challenges facing the cement industry, the importance of sustainability - and the most interesting place he's visited.

According to date from the US Geological Survey, US cement production rose 5.7% year on year in January 2018.

CalPortland’s Rillito and Oro Grande cement plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification for 2017.

The US underpinned a steady year in 2017 for Titan Group, offsetting weak performance elsewhere.

LafargeHolcim has announced leadership changes to further strengthen US organisation.

LafargeHolcim has partnered with the PaYS Programme to provide more opportunities for US Veterans.

CalPortland has been awarded the 2018 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award, the fourteenth consecutive year the company has been awarded by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Cementir Holding has increased its stake in Lehigh White Cement Co. to 63.25%.

Using kilns involved in cement production, the company co-processed all types of waste including: solid shredded waste from industrial and municipal origin, spent solvents, used tires, waste oils, contaminated soils, industrial and sewage sludges, as well as demolition waste.

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has refused to overturn ministerial approval of a pilot project to cofire tyres at Lafarge Canada’s Brookfield plant.

CEMEX is the first to receive Concrete Sustainability Council’s Certification in the US.

Carmeuse has bought a CAT simulator for training employees to operate the heavy equipment found in the company’s quarries.

Holcim Argentina, part of LafargeHolcim, has selected KHD for the modernisation project of its clinker production Line at Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina.

Mississippi Lime is to begin production of high-reactivity hydrated lime at its Weirton plant in West Virginia.