Titan America has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for a proposed Initial Public Offering (“IPO”). The company, which is part of Titan Cement International and achieves $1.6 bn sales (Photo: Roanoke cement plant),…
Low-carbon cement startup Brimstone announced that their US$ 189m award by the US Department of Energy (DOE) is under contract. The Brimstone process for making cement could be revolutionary, because it is almost CO2 free. Instead of limestone and the…
US’s Summit Materials, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Quikrete Holdings, Inc. for US$ 52.50 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately US$11.5 billion, including debt. The transaction combines…
In the first 7 months of 2024, the US cement imports declined by -0.5% to 11.499 Mt. after 11.558 Mt in the same period last year. These imports cover OPC, blended cement and masonry cement.
In the first 4 months of 2024, the accumulated US cement imports increased by +5.2% to 6.201 Mt, after 5.897 Mt in the same period last year. the data include Portland, blended and masonry cements.
In the first 4 months of 2024, the US cement dispatch (Portland & Blended and Masonry) declined by -3.6% to 25.089 Mt, after 26.033 Mt in the same period last year.
Heidelberg Materials has converted its Speed cement plant in Indiana, USA, to a slag grinding facility. Cement production in the plant has been ceased last year after opening the Mitchell plant. The Speed plant has a grinding capacity of 0.4…
In the first quarter of 2024, the US cement dispatch declined by -5.9% to 11.078 Mt, after 11.486 Mt in the same period in last year.
In the first quarter of 2024 the US cement imports increased by +1.4% to 4.375 Mt, after 4.316 Mt in the same period last year. These data are derived from the Portland, blended cement and masonry shipments.
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…