http://cementamericas.com/ Cement Americas News en-us http://cementamericas.com/cement_newsline/bulk_bag_fillers_0626 This firm's bulk bag fillers combine flexibility and economy with numerous customizing options. Custom features include bag inflation, electronic scales, adjustable height loop support arms, integral dust collection, and bag compaction cement_newsline Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:00 EDT http://cementamericas.com/cement_newsline/cement_totals_march2008_0626 Total shipments of portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico were about 7.38 million mt in March 2008, according to the U.S. Geological Survey cement_newsline Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:29:00 EDT http://cementamericas.com/cement_newsline/2008_constructiondown_11percent_0626 Thanks to an ever-declining residential market, new construction starts are estimated at $558.5 billion, down 11 percent over 2007 midyear results, according to McGraw-Hill Construction's Construction Outlook Midyear Update. cement_newsline Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:26:00 EDT http://cementamericas.com/cement_newsline/lafarge_energy_crops_0626 Last week, Lafarge NA and Performance Plants Inc. (PPI), a Kingston-based biotechnology company, announced a multi-year agreement to grow and develop clean energy biomass grasses and woods for use as fuel at the Lafarge plant in Bath, Ontario. cement_newsline Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:24:00 EDT http://cementamericas.com/cement_newsline/leed_2009_focus_carbon_performance_0626 Through June 22, the USGBC has opened the first public comment period on LEED 2009, the next evolution of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building certification system cement_newsline Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:00 EDT