US cement imports dropped -8.0% in 04M 2025
In the first 04 months in 2025, the US cement imports of Portland, blended and masonry cement declined by -8.0% to 5.703 Mt, after 6.201 Mt in the same period last year and 5.897 Mt in the year before.
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Hoffmann Green from France obtained US Certification
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has obtained a key certification for its H-UKR 0% clinker cement in the US. After positive test results at the University of Miami, the clinker-free cement has been certified as compliant with ASTM C1157. This benchmark…
US Cement imports down -9.9% in 1Q 2025
In the first quarter of 2025 the US cement imports (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -9.9% to 3.943 Mt, after 4.375 Mt in the last year and 4.316 Mt in the year before.
US Cement dispatch down -6.3% in 1Q 2025
In the first quarter of 2025 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) declined by -6.3% to 16.387 Mt, after 17.480 Mt in the last year and 18.703 Mt in the year before.
US Ozinga invests in 1 Mta cementitous cement plant
Ozinga has officially broken ground on a cutting-edge low-carbon cement manufacturing facility in East Chicago, in the US state of Indiana. The new plant will be strategically located with direct access to rail, truck, and water (via the Great Lakes…
US Trump Administration cancels decarbonation awards
The short-sighted Trump administration has cancelled the DOE awards totalling US$ 3.7bn that were announced during the Biden administration to support various carbon capture and decarbonization projects. However, the awardees may be able to appeal against it. The cancelled funding…
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.
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,…