Tag: Cemex USA

This mobile crusher at Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Quarry in Aromas, California, is a sight to see. Weighing 750 tons, the mammoth machine is said to be the largest self-propelled rubber tire crusher in the world. Learn more about “the Krupp,” as Graniterock’s employees lovingly call the crusher, in the March 2019 edition of Portable Plants, sister magazine to Pit & Quarry. Photo: Aaron Witt

Quarry Faces: February 2019

March 7, 2019By PQ Staff

Snapshots from around the aggregate industry.

The Houston headquarters of Cemex USA. Photo courtesy of Cemex USA

Cemex USA facility earns prestigious distinction

February 25, 2019By Kevin Yanik

Cemex USA’s Houston headquarters is the company’s first office globally to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold Certification.

USGS again ranked Cemex’s Balcones Quarry as the top crushed stone-producing operation in the nation. Photo by Kevin Yanik

Cemex USA president reflects on 2018

December 7, 2018By Ignacio Madridejos

Ignacio Madridejos, president of of Cemex USA, offers a reflection for producers on 2018.

Cemex acquires Blue Star Materials’ Texas quarry

September 13, 2018By Zach Mentz

Cemex USA completed a purchase agreement with Blue Star Materials, acquiring the company’s turn-key, fully-operational aggregate quarry in Chico, Texas.

P&Q Profile: Cemex USA’s Eric Wittmann

August 29, 2018By PQ Staff

The president of the company’s West Region discusses industry challenges and opportunities.

Cemex USA supplying aggregate for Miami warehouse

August 10, 2018By Zach Mentz

Cemex USA is supplying nearly 300,000 tons of aggregate for the new Carrie Meek Warehouse/Nebula complex near Miami.

Cemex: New digital ordering platform off to good start

June 15, 2018By Kevin Yanik

More than 10,000 Cemex customers around the world are using a digital platform the company launched late last year to keep them connected to their orders.

Cemex USA headquarters gains international recognition

March 27, 2018By Zach Mentz

Cemex USA’s headquarters received the 2017 Award of Excellence from the IFMA.