Americas

Heidelberg Materials has announced the successful conversion of its cement plant in Speed, Indiana, USA,
to a slag grinding facility to better support the increased demand for sustainable products in the fast-growing
Midwest market.

Superior Industries, a US-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems has promoted Matt Voigt, currently its product manager of portable plants, to the position of senior product manager.

Tsurumi Pump has appointed Ashleigh Johnson as its new product training manager. This innovative position is designed to advance pump education and training for staff, dealers and end-users.

The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) awarded four Cemex projects across the US and Mexico for excellence in corporate conservation in the categories of Awareness and Community Engagement, Desert, Formal Learning, and Training. The recognitions were unveiled during the WHC Conservation Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

US nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.3% in April, according to new Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the US Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualised basis, nonresidential spending totalled $1.20 trillion.

Work began yesterday (June 4th) on a new $500 million JCB factory in North America – the biggest-ever investment in the company's history.