Europe & CIS

News from this niche segment of the international cement industry.

In the second part of this abridged article from the May 2014 issue, experts discuss PPE and best practice with regard to dust prevention and cover-up in the cement industry.

Leading industry experts share their views on important precautions and health and safety measures for cement plant workers.

In addition to holding its annual Women in Manufacturing Day, Terex is supporting the government’s Think, Act, Report initiative by launching a national recruitment programme.

Siemens Industry worked with Lafarge Tarmac at its Tunstead cement plant to provide independent consultancy support to the site’s engineering team and help ensure compliance with safety-led requirements.

Holcim has issued its 1Q14 results, showing a 2.9% increase in consolidated cement sales volumes and improvements in net sales and EBITDA on a like-for-like basis.

Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, promoting the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. To coincide with the event, RoSPA has launched a new website covering the history of occupational health and safety in the UK.

According to initial estimates from Ciment Català, consumption dropped in 1Q14 but increased by 9.8% y/y in March 2014 alone.

Construction work on a range of infrastructure projects will begin this year, forming part of £36 billion in planned investments in the UK’s infrastructure sector.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the planned acquisition of the Spanish operations of Holcim by Cemex is in line with the EU Merger Regulation.

According to Eurostat data, seasonally adjusted production in the European construction sector saw a slight improvement in both the euro area (EA18) and the EU28 in February 2014.

Donaldson Company, Inc. will increase its support of customers in Russia, Central, East and Southeast Europe, with a new distribution centre in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Cementos Cosmos de Toral de los Vados plant marks its 90th anniversary; Spanish cement association Oficemen releases the latest cement consumption statistics.

The shareholders of Italcementi S.p.A. have approved the financial statements for 2013, which closed with an operating profit of €159.3 million and revenue of €4.2 billion.

The MPA Environment & Mineral Planning Conference emphasises the need for regulators to embrace the concept of sustainable development.