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Atlas Copco has been listed in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index for the ninth time.
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Atlas Copco has been listed in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index for the ninth time.

New US construction starts in December fell by 16% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$568.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

FLSmidth A/S and Haldor Topsoe A/S have entered into a cooperation agreement aimed at commercialising their EnviroTex™ catalytic filter bag technology on a global scale.

A round-up of some of this week’s key cement sector news items, from construction activity forecasts to sustainability.

Responding to President Obama’s State of the Union address, the Portland Cement Association says that resilient construction should be key for infrastructure bill.

The rating for Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua reflects the company’s strengthening position in an improved market.

The US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have released figures for new residential construction in December 2014.

For the second consecutive year, Argos received the Silver Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s 2015 Sustainability Yearbook.

Speaking at the 2015 International Builders’ Show, the Portland Cement Association’s Ed Sullivan forecast a 20% rise in housing starts in the US in 2015.

A new report from the Freedonia Group predicts that demand for precast concrete products will exceed US$12 billion in 2018.

Turboden will provide the world’s largest biomass-based Organic Rankine Cycle power unit to Maine Woods Pellet Company.

A new standard has been developed by ASTM International to provide guidance on how to address the potential loss of concrete strength caused by alkali-aggregate reaction.