portland cement
Cemex continues commitment to PLC
Cemex USA is increasing production of portland limestone cement (PLC) at its plant in Lyons, Colorado, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Keep Reading
USGS: Fourth-quarter aggregate production up 7 percent
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which collects production data through quarterly surveys, offers details about recent crushed stone, sand and gravel outputs. Keep Reading
PCA leaders make the case for carbon neutrality
While some environmental policymakers push for fewer construction materials, Portland Cement Association (PCA) leaders say concrete and cement are the solution to a more sustainable world. Keep Reading
Quarterly concrete, agg revenue down at Eagle Materials
The decline, however, reflects the sale of the company’s northern California concrete and aggregate businesses during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Keep Reading
Aggregate production down in second quarter 2020
While second-quarter crushed stone production for consumption dropped 2.3 percent, sand and gravel was set back 4.6 percent. Keep Reading
Aggregate production up 8 percent in third quarter of 2019
Crushed stone production was up 9 percent while sand and gravel production was up 5 percent, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. Keep Reading
Modest growth forecasted for cement in 2018, 2019
The Portland Cement Association anticipates impacts from an infrastructure stimulus to likely hit in 2019, 2020. Keep Reading
Aggregate production up 8 percent across U.S.
An estimated 592 million metric tons of total construction aggregates were produced and shipped for consumption in the U.S. in the second quarter this year, an increase of 8 percent compared with the second quarter of 2013, according to the U.S.… Keep Reading
Aggregate production up last quarter, for all of 2013
An estimated 292 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone were produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports. That's an increase of 3 percent compared with… Keep Reading
