Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in September 2025 were an estimated 9.83 million metric tons (Mt), a 9.7% increase from shipments in September 2024, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Shipments for the year through September totaled an estimated 76.4 Mt, a 1.9% decrease from those for…
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Cemex announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, reporting strong progress across key transformation metrics. For the full year, free cash flow increased by 50%, adjusting for one-off items including severance and discontinued operations
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The Plibrico Company acquired TFL, a long-standing refractory distributor, service provider, and precast shape manufacturer based in Houston, Texas.
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Fuller Technologies, formerly FLSmidth Cement, announced its global headquarters will be relocated to Allentown, Pa., from Denmark, following its acquisition by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners last year.
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Emerson enhanced its DeltaV Automation Platform through the release of version 16 of its Distributed Control System (DCS) and integrated Safety Instrumented System.
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Mike Ireland, who has served as president and CEO of the American Cement Association (ACA) for the past eight years, announced his retirement. A search committee has been established to identify a candidate who will assume the organization’s leadership role.
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CalPortland achieved Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification, powered by Tandem Global, for its conservation programs at the El Segundo ready-mix plant and the Crestmore Center for Technical Excellence, integrating landscaped habitat and awareness and community engagement projects.
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Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a next-generation supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) provider, appointed Markus Kritzler as chief executive officer to lead the company’s expansion across North America and Europe. He succeeds co-founder Apoorv Sinha, who assumes the role of president.
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Attendee registration is now open for the 2026 IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference, April 26-30, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the Broward County Convention Center. This year’s expanded and more dynamic exhibit hall will open on Monday morning with technical sessions kicking off later that day.
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GCC released its results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025. The company reported U.S. sales grew 7.2% as concrete and cement volumes increased 31.5% and 2.6%, respectively, for the year.
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