US cement imports down -11.0% in 02M 2025
In the first 2 months of 2025 the US cement imports (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -11.0% to 2.444 Mt, after 2.745 Mt in the last year and 2.628 Mt in the year before.
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US cement dispatch down -12.5% in 02M 2025
In the first 2 months of 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -12.5% to 9.632 Mt, after 11.003 Mt in the last year and 11.452 Mt in the year before.
US Buzzi Unicem invests in Queens Carbon’s SCM
US Buzzi Unicem, a subsidiary of Buzzi S.p.A., joined as a strategic investor and development partner with Queens Carbon, developing a hydrothermal cement processing technology to reduce the energy consumption and cost for both carbon capture and carbon-neutral cement production.…
Heidelberg Materials completed US Giant Cement acquisition
Heidelberg Materials North America completed successfully the acquisition of US Giant Cement Holdings and its subsidiaries from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups (we reported here 3.12.2024). The acquired operations include a cement plant in Harleyville (photo) in South Carolina,…
GCC’s plant expansion in Odessa, TX in the USA
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) is expanding its Odessa cement plant in Texas, USA by 1.1 Mta, while reducing significantly the greenhouse gas emissions. The company has concluded two bank loan agreements totalling US$ 135m to fund the project. The…
US Cement imports down -5.6% in Jan. 2025
The US January 2025 cement imports (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -5.6% to 1.189 Mt, after 1.260 Mt in the last year and 1.319 Mt in the year before.
Cemex invests in US Terra CO2 low-carbon SCMs
Cemex Ventures aims to accelerate the growth of US-startup Terra CO2, by linking it with Cemex’s vast network and resources. Terra CO2 is a Colorado-based company that has developed a scalable, low-carbon alternative for replacing cement in concrete. The product OPUS…
US annual cement imports down -4.5% in 2024
The US annual cement imports (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -4.5% to 18.459 Mta, after 19.334 Mta in the last year.
US annual cement dispatch down -6.0% in 2024
The US annual cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -6.0% to 85.113 Mta, after 90.498 Mta in the last year.
Bridgesource is proposing a cement plant in Nevada USA
BRIDESOURCE, a subsidiary of Clyde Companies, is proposing the Moapa Valley limestone quarry and cement plant project on a site consisting of 2,200 acres of land in Nevada in the USA. The Western U.S. needs more cement production. Only 1/3…