Cement consumption in Spain has returned to the red at the end of Q1 with a fall of 0.5%, which places the accumulated 2 565 811 t in total, at about 12 000 less than in the same period last year.
In March, the fall was 7.2%, reaching 928 188 t. 71 795 less than in the same month of 2015.
With the aim of providing solutions to boost economic recovery, increase international competitiveness, promote energy independence and create jobs, Oficemen has recently introduced its CRECIMENTA 20 · 30 Plan, which includes 25 measures that implementation of would, ultimately, increase the gross value of the economy by more than €1400 million annually.
WCT2020 provides a unique online forum for cement industry professionals to hear first-hand from experts through a series of exclusive presentations from cement producers and industry experts.
World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.
Entitled ‘Smooth Sailing’, this article explains how machine learning can help save energy, reduce downtime and predict equipment failures, thus enabling the smooth running of cement plant operations.
The cement industry has recently recognised Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) with top honours for Outreach in the 2020 Portland Cement Association (PCA) Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards.
