CEMEX USA announced that it is supplying more than 100,000 tons of high-quality cement and more than 200,000 cu. yd. of ready mix concrete for the latest phase of construction for the Grand Parkway, the planned 180-mile circumferential highway in Houston.
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PCA Releases Spring Market Outlook
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Market Intelligence Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Economist Ed Sullivan recently presented the association’s annual spring cement consumption forecast, predicting an increase in cement consumption for 2021 and 2022.
Read MoreCEMEX Adopts New Stockpile Management Program
CEMEX has adopted Kespry’s platform for stockpile management, project monitoring and topographic mapping among other operational tasks. The company is using Kespry’s technology across its U.S. network of 10 cement plants, more than 54 strategically located distribution terminals, 50 aggregate quarries and nearly 269 ready-mix concrete plants.
Read MoreSummit by Region
Feb. 26, 2021 – Summit Materials, in its quarterly report, detailed the performance of its past quarter and year, by region. The West Segment reported operating income of $176.5 million in 2020, compared to $109.2 million in 2019, due to higher revenue from all lines of business. Aggregates revenue in 2020 increased 15.9% over 2019, partly as a result of a 4.4% increase in…
Read MoreSummit Materials Delivers Strong Finish to 2020
Summit Materials Inc. announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020. For the three months ended Jan. 2, 2021, the company reported net income attributable to Summit Inc. of $35.2 million, or $0.31 per basic share, compared to net income attributable to Summit Inc. of $35.7 million, or $0.32 per basic share in the comparable prior-year period.
Read MorePCA Adjusts Winter Forecast
Feb. 3, 2021 – The Market Intelligence Group at the Portland Cement Association (PCA) released a webinar explaining adjustments to its winter forecast due to the United States’ bumpy COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Read MoreTACA Podcasts to Highlight Aggregate, Concrete, Cement Industries
The Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) announced the launch of its new podcast, “TACA Talks,” which will highlight industry news, best practices and candid discussions about the aggregate, concrete, cement and other associated industries in Texas.
Read MorePCA Welcomes Recommitment to Paris Agreement
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, applauded the Biden administration’s plan to re-engage with international trading partners in the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement AG Exploring Sale of U.S. Assets?
Dec. 22, 2020 – According to reports, HeidelbergCement AG is exploring the sale of U.S. assets as Chief Executive Officer Dominik von Achten seeks to divest peripheral businesses. Germany’s largest cement maker is reportedly working with Morgan Stanley on the sale of the operations in California. The unit could fetch an estimated $1.5 billion. HeidelbergCement’s advisers recently sent initial marketing documents…
Read MoreLSU Researchers Advance Work in Bendable Concrete
In 2019, researchers from Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management advanced their research into Engineered Cementitious Composites, or “bendable concrete,” by adding a new ingredient to the recipe and replacing the fine river sand used with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA).
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