PCA: Los Angeles blaze calls building codes into question
The Portland Cement Association has drawn attention to the need for tighter building codes.
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The Portland Cement Association has drawn attention to the need for tighter building codes.
Antitrust authorities have given the deal the go-ahead, subject to the divestment of Veyance’s air springs plant in Mexico.
Lafarge NewCem® slag cement and Agilia® self-consolidating concrete are helping to build better-connected cities in Virginia.
Holcim Canada has formed an agreement with Van Houtte Coffee Services Inc., which will see it process used K-Cup® packs as an alternative fuel at the Joliette cement plant in Quebec.
Peru’s Union Andina de Cementos has completed the purchase of Lafarge’s cement operations in Ecuador after acquiring 98.57% of shares in Lafarge Cementos via Public Stock Offering.
Brazil’s competition authority has approved the LafargeHolcim merger proposal on the condition of a number of asset disposals; Colombia’s Cementos Argos has announced that it will no longer participate in the bidding process for divested Lafarge and Holcim operations in Brazil.
In this abridged article from the December 2014 issue, Ryan Grevenstuk, Flexco, USA, outlines the top ten belt conveyor challenges that can be identified with a simple visual inspection, what problems they can cause, and how to fix them in a short period of time.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration honours the contributions and sacrifices of miners, past and present.
The CAC congratulates the Ontario government for proposing new regulations to help energy-intensive industries utilise low-carbon fuels.
This year, nine conservation projects at Lafarge North America sites across the US were certified or recertified by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC).
In September 2014, total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico were 9 million t, up by nearly 14% from the level recorded in September 2013.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news stories from the international cement industry, from conservation to plant revamps.