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ANH Refractories Company has appointed a new Chairman and CEO, FLSmidth announced Eric T. Poupier as Group Executive Vice President and O. P. Puranmalka has been named as the new President of the Cement Manufacturers Association, India.
Bluegrass Materials has acquired five aggregates quarries and related assets in Maryland, USA, from Lafarge for a total enterprise value of US$320 million.
The second part of Imran Akram’s analysis of 2014 cement industry trends turns to the US, Latin America and the Middle East.
Daniel Crowley, Titan America, USA, discusses the cement industry’s mercury emissions, regulations and abatement measures, in this abridged article from the January 2014 issue of World Cement.
In the second part of this abridged article from the January 2014 issue, Daniel Crowley discusses mercury abatement technologies.
Nick DeCristofaro and Sada Sahu of Solidia Technologies®, USA, explain the chemistry and synthesis of Solidia cement compared to Portland cement.
Nick DeCristofaro and Sada Sahu of Solidia Technologies®, USA, discuss carbon dioxide curing in low-carbon Solidia cement in the second part of this abridged article from the World Cement January 2014 issue.
TXI’s cement shipments increased y/y in both the Texan and Californian regional markets.
Cement sales volumes figures from Argentina, Canary Islands and Portugal.
Cemex is carrying out a repair initiative with Banamex and Mexican boxer Saúl “Canelo” Alvarez to help Quechultenango residents affected by tropical storms.
Mac Process and Schenck AccuRate, both part of the Schenck Process Group, have officially integrated their North American operations.
Estimated construction spending in the US in November 2013 indicates month-on-month growth.