Americas

The 2023 Cemex Building Award announced the 24 finalist projects that will participate in its National Edition and 31 finalist projects that will compete in its International Edition. Cemex will present the winning projects on 9 November.

Cemex will provide over 200,000m3 of Vertua lower carbon concrete for the development of the topside infrastructure for the expansion of the Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates, part of AD Ports Group and one of the largest port infrastructure projects in the world.

An estimated 413 million tonnes of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2023, unchanged from Q2 2022.

The US Department of Labor has revealed that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 15 mines in 12 states in July 2023, issuing 288 violations and four safeguard notices. MSHA began impact inspections after an explosion killed 29 miners at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch Mine in 2010.