FLSmidth has signed a contract with JK Lakshmi Cement (JKLC) in India for the supply of equipment for a 4500 tpd pyroprocessing system for its upcoming cement plant in Durg, Chhattisgarh in Central India.
Holcim Philippines has re-opened a terminal in Calaca, Batangas, which was mothballed in 1999.
Between Christmas and New Year FLSmidth received an order from Siam Cement in Thailand for an air pollution control system for three cement lines at Siam Cement’s Thungsong plant. The installation will enable Siam Cement to comply with new environmental legislation in respect of SO2 removal.
The US EPA has announced its plan to defer greenhouse gas permitting requirements for carbon dioxide emissions from biomass-fired and other biogenic sources.
Holcim Vietnam Cement is to build a 6.3 MW power plant that will utilise waste energy from its Hon Chong cement plant to produce electricity.
Taiwan Cement Corp. is set to begin construction of three new cement plants in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, China.
China Resources Cement forms joint venture with Shanxi Huabao; West China to acquire limestone mine; Sinoma targets RMB 150 billion for 2015.
Bharathi Cement has begun production of its 2.5 million tpa second production line in the Kadapa district in India.
FLSmidth has been awarded a contract for plant electrification and control system from Vicat-Sagar Cement Pvt Ltd for their green field cement plant located at Chatrasala, in southern India.
Switzerland’s Holcim has received the top rating in an environmental assessment of companies by the Indonesia Environment Ministry.
Graham Sprigg, IMS consulting, UK, discusses the recent rise in the membership of Chinese companies to the Cement Sustainability Initiative. This article is summarised from the December issue of WORLD CEMENT.
KHD celebrates 30 years of operation on the Indian subcontinent with a look back over its successes, significant highlights and recent alliances.
China Resources Cement Holdings has announced that it will acquire cement and concrete operations in Guangzhou and Hong Kong.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €500 million loan to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for projects supporting climate change mitigation.
The Turkish company Polimeks Insaat Taahhüt ve San. Tic. A.S. has assigned Siemens Turkey to provide the electrical and automation equipment for a new cement line in Koytendag, Turkmenistan.