Cement news highlights: 17 – 21 November

Conservation and biodiversity

• HeidelbergCement has announced the winners of the national Quarry Life Award 2014 for Indonesia, North America, Northern Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic and Poland.
• Muhammad Khan, Environmental Manager at Titan Florida’s Pennsuco plant, provided a case study entitled ‘Titan Florida’s Ecological Restoration’ at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Annual Symposium.

Appointments and personnel news

• The PCA has elected James G. Toscas as President and CEO, John Stull as Chairman and Karl Watson Jr. as Vice-Chairman.
• Holcim Ltd has announced changes to its senior management in Africa Middle East; Atlas Copco is strengthening its rental channel with two new appointments.

Latest cement dispatch figures

• Round-up of the latest cement statistics for Ecuador, Puerto Rico and Cataluña.
• Peruvian cement association releases statistics for October 2014.
• Accumulated cement sales to October improved in Lanzarote while consumption declined in Spain.

This week’s not to be missed articles…

• ContiTech and Techmi build Europe’s longest conveyor for French cement plant.
• Cemex has provided an overview of the UK infrastructure projects it has been involved in recently, which range from a new airport terminal to an onshore gas plant.

Written by Louise Fordham

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