US Amrize announced its debut today as an independent, publicly traded company with the completion of its 100% spin-off from Holcim. Amrize shares will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the SIX Swiss Exchange under…
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.
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.
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…
The short-sighted Trump administration has cancelled via 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…
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.
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, 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 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,…
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…