Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex Chief Executive Officer Fernando González has been elected to a two-year term as president of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), London. “It is a great honor,” he notes, “particularly as we enter this ‘decade to deliver,’ a period during which we must accelerate our decarbonization efforts. My number…
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NLRB injects Cemex into new representation proceedings framework
Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC is at the center of legal proceedings likely to extend into 2024, or beyond, and determine National Labor Relations Board latitude in ordering employers to bargain with a union and holding them to a zero tolerance standard for even minor National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) violations. A new NLRB framework for determining when employers are…
Read MoreUnder Cemex, NLRB rebrands protocol for union representation proceedings
Sources: National Labor Relations Board; International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, D.C.; CP staff A new National Labor Relations Board framework for determining when employers are required to bargain with unions absent a representation election was announced concurrent with a late-August decision affirming prior agency findings of unfair labor practices by Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC. In March 2019, mixer truck…
Read MoreUSGS releases crushed stone, sand & gravel producer rankings
Nine publicly traded and four privately held companies populate the upper ranks of U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Specialist Jason Willett’s new “Top 100 Crushed Stone” and “Top 100 Sand & Gravel” producer surveys. Based on his analysis of 2021 shipments, here in descending order are the top players in each category: Public companies based in North America are Cemex,…
Read MoreCrushed stone, sand & gravel top guns maintain grip in USGS rankings
Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Rock Products, CP staff Nine publicly traded and four privately held companies populate the upper ranks of U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Specialist Jason Willett’s new “Top 100 Crushed Stone” and “Top 100 Sand & Gravel” producer surveys. Based on his analysis of 2021 shipments, here in descending order are the top players in each category: …
Read MoreCemex adopts more dynamic visual identity as brand evolves
Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. has unveiled an updated brand consistent with a corporate goal of helping the world reach the next frontier of sustainable living by becoming a more agile, innovative, and approachable company. The global cement, aggregate and concrete producer is changing its logo for the first time in more than 30 years, presenting “a fresher, closer, and more…
Read MoreCemex, Volvo Trucks cultivate fully electric, zero-emission mixer
Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff The first electric mixer truck emanating from a global Cemex and Volvo Trucks partnership will be based at the producer’s Spandau plant in Germany’s capital city, equal to a full day of inordinately quiet duty cycles on a single top-up charge. Officials unveiled the Volvo FMX mixer in Berlin earlier this…
Read MoreProducers – December 2022
Former GCP Applied Technologies President and CEO Simon Bates has taken the helm of Argos USA, succeeding the retiring Regional Vice President – USA Bill Wagner. He arrives with 33 years of experience, much of it in building materials, including a C-suite tenure with Oldcastle Infrastructure ahead of the GCP appointment in 2017. Bates is credited with executing GCP’s successful…
Read MoreCemex ‘Spider Tracker’ sensors gauge mix temperatures wire-to-wire
Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced a proprietary technology, dubbed “Spider Tracker,” that monitors concrete during placing and hardening to measure strength development in real-time. It enables contractors to remove formwork at precisely the right moment and make informed decisions about the concrete specified for their jobs. Such actions can result in time and cost savings and potentially a reduction…
Read MoreCemex ‘Spider Tracker’ sensors gauge mix set temperatures wire-to-wire
Sources: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex has announced a proprietary technology, dubbed “Spider Tracker,” that monitors concrete during placing and hardening to measure strength development in real-time. It enables contractors to remove formwork at precisely the right moment and make informed decisions about the concrete specified for their jobs. Such actions can result in time and…
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