Global Cement
Online condition monitoring experts for proactive and predictive maintenance - DALOG
Regal Rexnord - One partner for cement - See solutions
  • Home
  • News
  • Conferences
  • Magazine
  • Directory
  • Reports
  • Members
  • Live
  • Login
  • Advertise
  • Knowledge Base
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • About
  • Trial subscription
  • Contact
News Puerto Rico

Displaying items by tag: Puerto Rico

Subscribe to this RSS feed

Cementos Argos completes shipment of cement to Turks & Caicos

30 April 2025

Puerto Rico/Turks & Caicos: Cementos Argos has successfully shipped 1335 bags of cement to Turks & Caicos from Puerto Rico, according to a social media post by the producer. The company said that the milestone demonstrates its ability to bring reliable and sustainable solutions to where they are needed.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Cement sales rise in Puerto Rico

21 March 2025

Puerto Rico: 55,500t of bagged cement were sold in Puerto Rico in February 2025, a 12.3% year-on-year increase compared to February 2024. Data from the Economic Development Bank shows that production of cement within the territory rose by 10.4% to 16,200t.

In the first eight months of the 2025 fiscal year, which runs from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, cement sales have increased by 3.8% compared to the same period in the 2024 fiscal year.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

October cement sales increase in Puerto Rico

14 November 2024

Puerto Rico: The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank (BDE) has reported an increase in cement sales, reaching 1.41 million 43kg bags in October 2024, the highest since March 2023. This marks a 15% rise from October 2023, with recent months averaging 1.28 million bags.

BDE President Luis Alemañy said "We see a recovery in the construction sector, particularly in cement sales, which predicts a good impact on infrastructure development and job creation in Puerto Rico. Although the 2024 fiscal year closed with a 1% decrease in cement sales compared to the previous year, the start of the 2025 fiscal year shows a 6% increase in sales between July and October. This allows us to anticipate a progressive recovery in this key sector for our economy."

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Cementos Argos supplies for Disney Cruise Line's new pier in the Bahamas

19 August 2024

Bahamas: Cementos Argos has supplied nearly 10,000t of cement, accounting for 85% of the total required for the construction of Disney Cruise Line's new 700m-long pier at Lighthouse Point on Eleuthera Island. The project cost US$250m and is part of expansion plans to accommodate over one million visitors annually. Cement was sourced through the company’s exports from Puerto Rico between 2022 and 2024.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

US cement shipments fall in July 2023

29 September 2023

US: Shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico in July 2023 came to an estimated 9.3Mt, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The figure was 2.1% lower than in July 2022, when 9.5Mt of cement was shipped. Of the total blended volume reported in July 2023, 4.9Mt (98%) was estimated to be Portland-limestone cement.

US-wide shipments for the January 2023 to July 2023 period came to 60.4Mt, a 2% decrease from 61.7Mt reported in the same period of 2022. The leading producing states for Portland and blended cement in July 2023 were, in descending order: Texas; Missouri; California; Florida; and Michigan. Together these five states accounted for 39% of all cement produced in the country during the month. The leading cement-consuming states were, in descending order: Texas; California; Florida; Georgia; and Ohio. Together these states jointly received 38% of all shipments in July 2023.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Portland Cement Association announces winners of 2023 Safety Innovation and Chairman's Safety Performance Awards

28 September 2023

US: The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has announced the winners of its 2023 Safety Innovation and Chairman's Safety Performance Awards.

The Safety Innovation Award Program recognises companies that have developed innovative practices, projects and programs that improve safety at cement plants in the US. Entries are judged in five areas: innovation, ease of use and ease of construction, effectiveness and risk prevention. The recipients were:

  • Distribution: Continental Cement, Continental Port Allen Terminal, Chesterfield, Missouri
  • Quarry: CalPortland Company, CalPortland Oro Grande Plant, Oro Grande, California
  • Pyroprocessing: GCC of America, GCC Tijeras Plant, Tijeras, New Mexio
  • General Facility: Mitsubishi Cement Corporation, Mitsubishi Cushenbury Plant, Lucerne Valley, California

The Chairman’s Safety Performance Awards are given to member cement plants that did not have a reportable injury or illness during the year. Fifteen plants achieved this in 2023, which represented more than 10% of all active cement facilities in the US and its territories. The recipients were:

  • Argos USA, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Argos USA, Newberry, Florida
  • Argos Puerto Rico Corp, Dorado, Puerto Rico
  • Ash Grove Cement Company (CRH), Durkee, Oregon
  • Ash Grove Cement Company (CRH), Midlothian, Texas
  • Buzzi Unicem USA, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Buzzi Unicem USA, Maryneal, Texas
  • CalPortland Company, Rillito, Arizona
  • GCC of America, Odessa, Texas
  • Heidelberg Materials, Bellingham, Washington
  • Martin Marietta Materials, New Braunfels, Texas
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Midlothian, Texas
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Tehachapi, California
  • National Cement Company of California, Kern, California
  • St Marys Cement (Votorantim), Detroit, Michigan
Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Cement sales nudge upwards in Puerto Rico

16 February 2023

Puerto Rico: Cement sales were 46,750t in January 2023, a 3.8% rise year-on-year compared to January 2022. Cement production in the territory came to 31,930t in January 2023, a 58% rise. This means that imports fell to 14,820t, 32% of all cement consumed. In January 2022 there were 24,842t of imports, representing 55% of all cement consumed in Puerto Rico.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Cemex Puerto Rico extends contract with Puerto Rico Ports Authority

24 January 2022

Puerto Rico: Cemex Puerto Rico has extended its contract with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority by 20 years. The subsidiary of Mexico-based Cemex uses Pier 16 of the Port of San Juan. Joel A Pizá Batiz, the executive director of the port authority, said that data from the Development Bank Economic showed that country had a cement demand of 590,000t in 2020. He added that Cemex’s investment in the local economy was over US$400m and it injects US$20m/yr into the local economy. Cemex operates the Ponce plant in Puerto Rico. It switched to grinding cement in 2018.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Cemex Puerto Rico extends San Juan port licence until 2042

21 January 2022

Puerto Rico: Cemex Puerto Rico has successfully renewed its licence for use of Pier 16 at the Port of San Juan until 2042. Puerto Rico Ports Authority executive director Joel Pizá Batiz estimated Cemex Puerto Rica’s contribution to the territorial economy to be US$20m in 2020 and its total investments in the island to be US$400m.

The Metro Puerto Rico newspaper has reported that Puerto Rican cement consumption was 590,000t in 2020.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...

Former Cemex Colombia head Carlos Jacks to face corruption charges

29 June 2021

Colombia: The Colombian prosecution service intends to summon former Cemex Colombia chief executive officer (CEO) Carlos Jacks to face charges in relation to the Maceo cement plant corruption case. Jacks was CEO of the company for 24 years and previously headed Cemex operations in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, according to the Noticias Caracol television channel. A statement made by Camilo González Téllez, the former Legal Vice President, has been used by the prosecutor’s office to press charges against Jacks. So far González is the only senior Cemex executive to have received a custodial sentence in relation to the affair.

In 2016 Cemex fired several senior staff members in relation to the Maceo project and its subsidiary’s chief executive resigned. This followed an internal audit and investigation into payments worth around US$20m made to a non-governmental third party in connection with the acquisition of the land, mining rights and benefits of the tax free zone for the project. Legal proceedings followed in Colombia and the US.

Published in Global Cement News
Read more...
  • Start
  • Prev
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next
  • End
Page 1 of 3
Loesche - Innovative Engineering
PrimeTracker - The first conveyor belt tracking assistant with 360° rotation - ScrapeTec
UNITECR Cancun 2025 - JW Marriott Cancun - October 27 - 30, 2025, Cancun Mexico - Register Now
Acquisition Cemex China CO2 coronavirus data decarbonisation Export France Germany Government grinding plant HeidelbergCement Holcim Import India Investment LafargeHolcim market Mexico Nigeria Pakistan Plant Production Results Sales Sustainability UK Upgrade US
« June 2025 »
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30            



Sign up for FREE to Global Cement Weekly
Global Cement LinkedIn
Global Cement Facebook
Global Cement X
  • Home
  • News
  • Conferences
  • Magazine
  • Directory
  • Reports
  • Members
  • Live
  • Login
  • Advertise
  • Knowledge Base
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • About
  • Trial subscription
  • Contact
  • Global CemBoards
  • Global CemCCUS
  • Global CemFuels
  • Global Concrete
  • Global FutureCem
  • Global Gypsum
  • Global GypSupply
  • Global Insulation
  • Global Slag
  • Latest issue
  • Articles
  • Editorial programme
  • Contributors
  • Back issues
  • Subscribe
  • Photography
  • Register for free copies
  • The Last Word
  • Global Gypsum
  • Global Slag
  • Global CemFuels
  • Global Concrete
  • Global Insulation
  • Pro Global Media
  • PRoIDS Online
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • X

© 2025 Pro Global Media Ltd. All rights reserved.