World Cement's Weekly Wrap: 17 August 2018
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
The latest cement news
Cementos Argos reports 1H18 and 2Q18 results
In 2Q18, the company’s revenues rose by 1.4% to US$727 million when compared to 2Q17. It experienced a 59.7% fall in net profit to US$9.6 million in 2Q18 when compared to 2Q17.
Titan Group included in this year’s FTSE4Good Index Series
Titan Group has been confirmed as constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series for the second year running.
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Petersburgcement achieves monthly production record
Eurocement’s Petersburgcement plant achieved record production of cement and clinker in July.
Royal White Cement joins World Cement Association
The US-based manufacturer of white cement has joined the World Cement Association as a Corporate Member.
CTP Team to supply waste heat recovery plant to Turkey
CTP Team has signed a contract to supply a waste heat recovery system to Cimko Narli cement plant in Turkey.
UltraTech to expand waste heat recovery capacity
UltraTech Cement is to more than double its waste heat recovery capacity to 121 MW with new systems being set up at five cement plants across India.
Eagle Cement announces new President and COO
Dave Powers, CEO of Eagle Cement, has appointed Michael Haack as the new President and COO.
Weekly Cement News Wrap: 10 August 2018
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
Optimising Brazil's Petcoke Supply Chain: Part 2
Glaucio Roland, a specialist in supply chains, continues to discuss the necessary considerations when producing and exporting petcoke in Brazil.
Votorantim Group celebrating centenary
The Latin American-based conglomerate was founded in January 1918 and is now active in 24 countries.
India's Supreme Court has finalised a ban on petcoke imports that exempts some key industrial users including cement
India's Supreme Court has ruled that the cement industry can continue to import petcoke as a fuel.
Eagle Materials releases quarterly results
Eagle Materials Inc. has reported financial results for the first quarter of the 2019 fiscal year.
Optimising Brazil's Petcoke Supply Chain
Glaucio Roland, a specialist in supply chains, discusses the necessary considerations when producing and exporting petcoke in Brazil.
Cementos Argos completes first 4G Road
Concesión Costera (a consortium made up of Mario Huertas, MECO, Colpatria, and Castro Tcherassi) officially delivered the viaduct that rises over La Virgen Swamp in the department of Bolívar. This mega-project is not only the largest viaduct in the country, which spans 4.73 km, it is also the first 4G road to be completed.
Cementos Argos promotes higher education in Colombia
Applications will open tomorrow for admission to Cementos Argos’s 2019 scholarship programme, which has promoted higher education in Colombia for the past four years and benefited 144 students so far.
In Search of Some Good News: Part 2
Jonathan Rowland, World Cement Editor, continues to provide an overview of the major markets and major players in Latin America’s cement industry.
Hema uses digitalisation solutions from Siemens
Hema, a leading manufacturing company, has utilised Siemens digitalisation tools to capture production data to help improve predictive plant maintenance.
CEMEX quarries recognised by US Geological Survey
The Balcones and FEC quarries were identified as two of the top crushed stone production operations in the US.
In Search of Some Good News
Jonathan Rowland, World Cement Editor, provides an overview of the major markets and major players in Latin America’s cement industry.
FLSmidth signs contracts for two cement plants in Central America
The company has been awarded contracts for a greenfield cement plant and a brownfield cement plant in Central America.
Lafarge Emirates Cement to install FLSmidth burner at UAE plant
The JETFLEX® PLUS burner is the first to be installed in the LafargeHolcim Group, and will be used at the company’s Fujairah plant in the United Arab Emirates.
