US cement imports increased +4.4% in 5M 2024
In the first 5 months of 2024, the US imports of Portland, blended and masonry cement increased +4.4% to 8.091 Mt, after 7.753 Mt in the same period last year.
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US cement dispatch declined -5.3% in 5M 2024
In the first 5 months of 2024, the US dispatch of Portland, blended and masonry cement declined by -5,3% to 32.962 Mt, after 34.813 Mt in the same period last year.
US Eagle Materials modernizes and upgrades a plant
US Eagle Materials announced plans to modernize and expand its Laramie cement plant in Wyoming and related distribution facilities in Northern Colorado for an investment of US$ 430m. A modern kiln line will increase the plant capacity by 50% to…
US Cement imports declined in Jan. 2024 by -4.8%
The US cement imports declined in January 2024 by -4.8% to 1.256 Mt, after 1.319 Mt in January 2023. The Portland and Blended cement (P+B) imports declined by -4.8% YoY to 1.255 Mt, while the small amount of Masonry cement…
US cement dispatch massively declined in Jan 2024
The US cement dispatch in the USA declined in January 2024 by -16.4% to 4.795 Mt, after 5.737 Mt in January 2023. The Portland and Blended cement (P+B) declined by -16.6% YoY to 4.631 Mt, while the Masonry cement (M)…
Titan America’s Roanoke installs a clay calcination
Titan America’s Roanoke cement plant (RCC) in Virginia can receive a US$ 61.7m funding for its planned calcined clay production line. The project has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as a ground-breaking decarbonization initiative within a…
Texas Lehigh Cement invests in a slag grinding plant
Texas Lehigh Cement, which is a 50/50 JV between Heidelberg and Eagle Materials, will start a slag grinding unit in Huston, Texas this summer. The plant will have a production capacity of 0.5 Mta to supplement Texas Lehigh’s cement manufacturing…
US Sublime Systems is making cement headlines
US-based Sublime Systems located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has been awarded US$87m by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The funding will be used to accelerate the construction of Sublime’s first commercial 0.03 Mta manufacturing plant in Holyoke. Sublime invented a…
Mega program in the USA to reduce industrial CO2
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $6 billion for 33 projects across more than 20 states in the USA to decarbonise energy-intensive industries and to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions. In the cement and concrete sector US$…
World’s largest CO2 mineralization plant to start in the USA
In the USA, in 3 weeks, start-up Fortera Corporation will open the world’s first commercial-scale CO2 mineralization plant at CalPortand’s Redding cement plant. The ReCarb® plant is inspired by nature and converts CO2 back into mineral form, to make carbon…