US Cement imports down -5.7% in 1Q 2026
In the 1Q in 2026 the US cement imports (Portland, blended cements and mortars) declined by -5.7% YoY to 3.719 Mt, after 3.943 Mt in the last year and 4.375 Mt in the year before.
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Heidelberg Materials’ flagship CCS project in Canada on hold
A massive delay of Heidelberg Materials’ Edmonton CCS project in Canada was already obvious, because the 1.0 Mta carbon capture project was announced to be operational by the end of this year (we reported here 24.11.2023). Instead, in 2025 a…
Canada’s CURA and Titan innovate the clinker production
CURA Climate Inc. (CURA) from Canada and the Titan Group announced in a MoU to test a new innovate limestone splitting technology (Photo: Team members of both companies). The project starts with laboratory testing, followed by technical and commercial assessments…
Canada’s Carbon Upcycling secured $10m for flagship project
Canada’s Carbon Upcycling announced that they entered in an agreement with ATEL Ventures for up to USD 10m in asset-secured financing. The agreement will support the company’s flagship project at the Ash Grove Mississauga cement plant (photo with the construction…
Heidelberg Materials acquired assets of BURNCO in Canada
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that they have completed the acquisition of the Edmonton, Alberta, assets of Burnco in Canada. Burnco operates one rail-served cement distribution terminal, 3 ready-mixed concrete plants, 6 aggregate sites, 2 asphalt plants and a bitumen…
Heidelberg Materials NA acquired BURNCO in Canada
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire the Edmonton, Alberta, assets of BURNCO, a fifth-generation family-owned construction materials company with locations in Canada and the United States. The transaction includes six…
Carbon Upcycling to deploy CUT CO2 system in Canada
Carbon Upcycling Technologies will deploy a first-of-its-kind commercial CUT CO2 system at Canada’s Ash Grove Mississauga cement plant, which is a CRH company. The technology will produce a high-quality cementitious material (SCM) from steel slag sourced from a nearby steel…
Canada’s cement exports down -1.9% in 10M 2024
In the first 10 months in 2024, Canada’s cement exports to the USA declined by -1.9% to 3.688 Mt, after 3.758 Mt in the same period last year. From 2025 on they are higher taxed.
Canada’s Lafarge and Hyperion pioneer a CO2 system
Lafarge Canada, member of Holcim, and Hyperion Global Energy Corp announced the launch of Hyperion’s ‘Tandem Carbon Recycling System’ technology. The pilot project, currently in operation at Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant (photo), uses a technology that captures and transforms waste…
St. Lawrence Cement is revived in Canada
Canada’s Béton Provincial is acquiring from CRH Canada Group the Ash Grove cement plant in Joliette (photo), as well as several other assets located in Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, and the state of New York. These include 6 cement terminals, 9…