Europe & CIS

The Association of Manufacturers of Cement Spain, Oficemen, has launched CRECIMENTA 20·30, which aims to boost cement demand in Spain by 2020.

Martin Baechler, FLSmidth MAAG Gear, Switzerland, outlines how the importance of caring for old gearboxes is equal to that of inventing new solutions.

Quarrying company Italcave has boosted productivity with the help of a Volvo A40F-FS full suspension articulated hauler.

Four cement manufacturers are under investigation for coordinating price increases.

UK Chancellor George Osbourne has announced plans to build 400 000 homes over the course of the parliament, but will the industry be able to meet this target given the skills shortage?

Voronezh cement has been included in the National Register of ‘Leading organisations of the construction industry of Russia” for 2015.

Maltsovsky Portland has begun commissioning works on a modern automated module line for the shipment of bulk cement trucks.

9M15 and 3Q15 results show the impact of merger costs and exchange rate effects.

Sandvik’s Executive Vice President and CFO has announced that he will be leaving the company.

Geo. Robson & Co. contacted Thorite to enquire whether they could suggest solutions to enhance their production requirements.

Cemex has announced that its operations in the United Kingdom and Latvia earned prestigious industry awards.

Having equipped 18 plants in Eastern Europe for Holcim over the last year, Schenck Process has upgraded three cement plants in Germany to ‘smart factory standard’.

Refractories company Magnezit Group has won an award at a customer conference.

CeramTec donates €3000 to local vocational school.

The second group on the scheme has started their one-year course to become skilled large goods vehicle drivers.