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Lehigh Inland Cement Company is planning a new flyash terminal; Lafarge Brookfield has begun a pilot project making use of frack wastewater; speculation has begun over Lafarge-Holcim divestments.
Lafarge plans to sell its Ecuadorian cement operations to Peru’s Unión Andina de Cementos S.A.A for an enterprise value of US$553 million.
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico stood at 6.1 million t in March 2014, representing an increase of 6% y/y, according to data released by USGS.
The latest cement statistics from Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela’s Cemento Andino.
Austin, TX-based Syonic Corporation has secured an additional US$12.5 million in funding.
The US Patents Office has awarded two new patents to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, related to Solidia Concrete.
Following the announcement last week that Fernando Gonzalez was appointed as Cemex’s new CEO, the Mexican cement giant has announced changes to its corporate staff functions.
Votorantim’s 1Q14 results show the continued strong performance of the cement industry in Brazil.
Part 2 of the article from Antti Heikkilä, Gasmet Technologies explains how continuous mercury monitoring provides operators with an opportunity to improve environmental performance and demonstrate compliance.
Antti Heikkilä from Gasmet Technologies highlights the challenges faced by mercury monitoring in cement kilns and explains how a new continuous mercury monitoring system addresses these issues.
A review of some of this week’s key news stories from the global cement sector.
Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Works confirms that it will invite road contract bids for concrete as well as asphalt; while TCL dispatches first shipment of oilwell cement to Colombia.