CEMEX USA announced as part of its ongoing Future in Action program and efforts to cut CO2 throughout its operations and value chain, it has surpassed a major milestone for its lower-carbon concrete, Vertua, supplying more than 1,000,000 cu. yd. of the innovative, environmentally friendly material for projects across California. CEMEX’s Vertua debuted in the U.S. market first in the…
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Cementitious Material Developer Terra CO2 Nets Nearly $50M from Investors
A just-closed $46 million Series A funding round will support commercial scale production and further market development of Terra CO2 Technology’s OPUS SCM (Supplementary Cementitious Material) and BCM (Blended-Cementitious Material) brands, which offer alternatives to Class F fly ash (10-40% dosage rate), as regional market conditions warrant, and low-carbon substitutes (≤ 50%) for portland cement. “Our technology is unique in…
Read MoreMineral Commodity Summaries
Snapshots For The Crushed Stone, Construction Sand And Gravel, Industrial Sand, Cement, Lime And Gypsum Markets. Each mineral commodity chapter of the 2021 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends and issues for each mineral commodity. The MCS is the earliest comprehensive source of 2020 mineral production data for the world.…
Read MoreCrushing for Cubical
The Cubical Shape Is a Better Product for Bituminous Asphaltic Concrete, But Also Portland Cement Concrete. By Kelly Graves
Read MoreAggregates Production Increased 6 Percent in 2015
The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2015 was 2.28 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of 6 percent compared with that of 2014, according to Jason Willett, crushed-stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Read MoreAggregates Production: Up for Both Quarter; Year
According to figures just released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 697 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 5 percent compared with that of the third quarter of 2014. “The estimated production for consumption in the first…
Read MoreIndustry’s Young Leaders Meet in Florida
The industry’s future leaders met in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., April 30-May 2, for the annual National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Young Leaders Meeting. This year set a (non-reunion) year record with 175 attendees – 41 of which were first-timers. The event was kicked off with an impressive tour of the Cemex Miami cement plant – a highlight for many, including…
Read MoreAggregates Production Surges Higher in Second Quarter
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 592 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014…
Read MoreStone Production Strong in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 was 370 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.03 billion metric tons (Gt),…
Read MoreAggregates Production Strong in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 was 370 metric tons (Mt,) an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “The revised estimated annual output produced for consumption in 2013 was 2.03 billion metric tons (Gt,) still…
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