Cement news updates

Argos, the cement company of Grupo Argos, presented its quarterly results, highlighting record revenues and strong demand for cement and ready-mix, mainly in the United States and Colombia.

LOESCHE published its first sustainability report in July 2022. The report refers to the calendar year 2021.

CEMEX’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, have announcced that they are investing in a global early-stage venture fund, Zacua Ventures, aiming to tackle the construction industry’s biggest challenges in sustainability.

#ChangeTheStory, a corporate sustainability campaign by Ambuja Cements Ltd. and ACC Ltd., has been honoured with a Silver Award for Best use of Integrated Communications at the Fulcrum Awards 2022.

PSCL explains how cloud application technology has enabled the next step in the end-to-end integration of physical and business processes.

GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, has announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the plant located in Odessa, Texas.

Breedon Group confirms its entry into the marine aggregates business in Great Britain with the acquisition of Severn Sands Limited.

Flexicon now offers an expanded QUICK-SHIP programme which offers bulk handling equipment on a rush basis from stock throughout Europe.

Luis Filipe von Rainer Fabiani and Tiago Guelfi de Freitas, Dynamis, highlight the features of a new Fluidised Hot Gas Generator, recently installed at Votorantim Cimentos’ Pecém plant.

Holcim has produced the world's first clinker composed entirely of recycled minerals, at its Altkirch plant in France

ICRA in its recent report has analysed the demand-supply scenario and the input costs pressure on operating margins in FY2023 for cement companies.

The varied and specialist services available from Hoist & Winch Ltd have come to the rescue of a cement industry customer that was looking to replace a large rotor used in its production process.

Rafael Toppel, Votorantim Cimentos, reports on a new grinding facility in Pecém, Northeast Brazil.

As part of its expansion and consolidation plan, Cementos Argos, a Grupo Argos company, plans to add to its aggregates production capacity in Colombia.

Charah Solutions has been awarded multiple remediation & compliance services and byproduct services contracts from three Southeast utilities.

Specialty cement manufacturer Calucem will enhance its presence in the U.S. market by developing a manufacturing facility in New Orleans with an investment amounting to US$35 million.

Construction activity in Australasia and New Zealand slowed in the first quarter of this year, with outbreaks of the Omicron variant, flooding in eastern Australia, and rising construction material and labour costs disrupting construction works.

Revenue in the first half of 2022 increases significantly by 12% to €9 950 million, yet substantially higher expenses for energy and raw materials burden HeidelbergCement's half-year results.

Manufacturers with production facilities in Germany look ahead to 2022 with the hope that as a 7% growth insingle-digit sales could be achieved if the situation on the supplier side improved.

RHI Magnesita, the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems, and solutions, today announces its unaudited results for H1 2022.

#ChangeTheStory, a joint initiative by Ambuja Cements Ltd. and ACC Ltd. to create awareness about sustainability and the environment, has won yet another laurel by bagging the gold award under the CSR category of the prestigious South Asia SABRE Awards 2022.

Georg Lechner, Scheuch, describes the process of replacing an outdated electrostatic precipitator with a bag filter featuring emc filter technology at Holcim Schweiz’s Untervaz location.

Titan Cement International SA (Euronext Brussels, ATHEX and Euronext Paris, TITC) announces the second quarter and half year 2022 results.

Charah Solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a multi-pond ash pond excavation contract from a long-term southeastern utility partner.