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…
Votorantim plans to list its US cement division on the New York Stock Exchange. Votorantim Cimentos operates in 11 countries. With a production capacity of 57.3 Mta it ranks as the seventh-largest cement producer globally, excl. China. 8.2 Mta of…
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 announced to acquire Highway Materials, Inc., one of the largest US independent aggregates and asphalt producers in the Greater Philadelphia market. The acquisition includes four crushed stone quarries, nine hot-mix asphalt plants (photo: Plymouth Meeting facility), two clean…
In the first 2 months of 2024, the US dispatch of Portland blended cement and masonry cement declined by -3.6% to 11.078 Mt, after 11.486 Mt in the same period last year.
In January and February 2024 the US cement imports increased by +4.5% to 2.745 Mt, after 2.628 Mt in the same period last year. These data are derived from the Portland, blended cement and masonry shipments.
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…
The US startup Furno Materials, headquartered in Mountain View, California, has successfully closed a $6.5 m seed funding round. The key innovation is their highly efficient, vertical reactor which reduces the 4-steps of clinker production into a single and compact…