TITAN Group joins the GCCA
TITAN Group has joined the newly established Global Cement and Concrete Association, which aims to enhance and promote the sector’s contribution to sustainable construction.
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World Cement Association to discuss future of the industry at annual conference
The World Cement Association has announced the topics for this year’s WCA World Cement Conference, which will take place in London on 5 December.
ABB to provide digital solutions for Vietnam cement plant
ABB recently won an order to provide additional integrated digital automation and electrical equipment for Tan Thang Cement Joint Stock Company’s greenfield cement plant in Vietnam.
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Study concludes paper cement sacks have smaller carbon footprint than FFS polyethylene cement sacks
A study by the Swedish research institute RISE has concluded that the carbon footprint of paper cement sacks is 2.5 times smaller than the carbon footprint of form-fill-seal (FFS) polyethylene cement sacks.
Eaton launches gas-insulated switchgear
The switchgear is intended to bolster advantages in safety and reliability for critical power applications in data centres, oil and gas, mining, process industries, and other commercial and industrial applications.
Loesche technology chosen for cement plant in the Philippines
San Miguel Northern Cement Incorporated has chosen technology from Loesche for its new 5000 tpd production line at the Sison site in the province of Pangasinan, the Philippines.
Ambuja Cement moves up in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Ambuja Cements has moved two notches up to 5th place globally in the Construction Material category of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index - 2018.
Vortex Global appoints representative agent for Egypt
Vortex Global Ltd, a solids and bulk handling components company, has appointed ALRIAD International Agencies & Trading as its new representative agent for Egypt.
Boral Resources makes fly ash available
The fly ash was produced by a coal-fuelled generating station in the 1980s and 1990s, with the material stored in a covered dry stack on a 30-acre site.
CEMEX supplies concrete for L’Arbre Blanc
CEMEX has supplied concrete, including special mixes of hyper-fluid and high-strength concrete, for the construction of L’Arbre Blanc in Montpellier, France.
CEMEX USA closes on purchase of Texan aggregates quarry
CEMEX USA has closed on the purchase of a turnkey, fully-operational aggregates quarry in Chico, Texas, from Blue Star Materials II, LLC.
Trio of Buzzi Unicem facilities earn US EPA certification
Three of the company’s manufacturing facilities in the US have earned 2018 ENERGY STAR certifications from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Oldcastle Infrastructure acquires Concrete Specialties
Oldcastle Infrastructure has acquired Concrete Specialties, Inc., a manufacturer of precast concrete products that is headquartered in the Chicago metro area.
VABM hosts alternative fuels symposium
The Vietnam Association for Building Materials has hosted a Loesche Group seminar on processing alternative fuels in the cement industry.
Kenneth Siegel appointed to B&W board
President of Diamond Resorts International, Kenneth Siegel, has been appointed to the board of troubled US manufacturer, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises.
JK Cement joins World Cement Association
The Indian cement producer has joined the industry association as a Corporate Member.
Holcim Mexico opens premixed concrete plant in Saltillo
Holcim Mexico has inaugurated a new premixed concrete plant in the city of Saltillo, Coahuila, that will have a 120 m3/h capacity, doubling the production capacity of the previous plant.
Chinese company to build several plants in Uzbekistan
Hengshui Decheng Machinery and Equipment Co. Ltd is to build several cement and brick production facilities in Uzbekistan.
Polaris Materials granted permits to increase imports of aggregates
Polaris Materials, a subsidiary of US Concrete, has obtained the necessary permits to increase the amount of aggregates it imports at its terminal in Long Beach, California.
Siam City Cement (Lanka) appoints new director
Holcim Lanka and Ambuja Cement veteran, Rizmy Rishard, has been appointed an independent director at Siam City Cement (Lanka).
Quinn Cement launches new cement range in Ireland
The new range has been tailored to cater for individual applications, with each product boasting properties suited to different purposes, which will appeal to a wider variety of tradesmen.
US Concrete acquires Leon River Aggregate Materials
US Concrete’s acquisition of Leon River will add over 400 acres of land and a processing plant to the company’s operations.
