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The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory provides an additional US$752 000 for the ‘Utilisation of CO2 in High Performance Building and Infrastructure Products’ project.
The new permit will allow Lafarge to burn approximately 65 000 tpa of plastics and 26 000 tpa of asphalt shingles in kilns with pollution controls at its Alpena plant.
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. sees consolidated net sales rise to US$917.9 million in 3Q14.
Eagle Materials achieved record cement earnings and sales volumes for the quarter ending 30 September 2014.
The latest industry appointments news from the Concrete Sustainability Hub, Loesche ThermoProzess and Atlas Copco.
The Marlyand Ready Mix Concrete Association has been recognised for its efforts in ready mix concrete promotion, government relations, technical matters, training and education.
Government of Nova Scotia approves request from Atlantic Industrial Services to dispose of a further 5 million litres of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater. Lafarge will use the water as a coolant for its kiln at the Brookfield cement plant, where it will be evaporated at 700 °C.
In the first nine months of 2014, Cementos Argos achieved a 16% increase in consolidated income and 9% growth in cement sales volumes.
Peruvian cement manufacturer Cementos Pacasmayo recorded a consolidated EBITDA of S/.251.7 million in January – September 2014.
Grey cement production increased by 11.6% y/y in the first nine months of 2014, while domestic dispatches improved by 11.4% y/y.
McInnis Cement has filed its contestation with the Superior court to the motion issued by Lafarge Canada Inc., the Centre québécois du droit de l’environnement and Environnement Vert-Plus Inc. against its cement plant project in Port-Daniel–Gascons.
New NRMCA documents disclose the environmental impacts of concrete manufacturing for a wide range of concrete products. These will help NRMCA’s members address the movement toward product transparency in LEED v4.