Europe & CIS

Adana Cement was recognised for Safety Performance Improvement at the 11th Annual DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards in Dubai.

CEMBUREAU’s Roadmap lays out five parallel routes to lowering emissions related to cement and concrete production.

Scheuch founder Alois Scheuch is passing his responsibilities for the company over to his son, Stefan Scheuch, and the company also has a new Managing Director.

The new exhibition from Argentinian artist Adrián Villar Rojas utilises Cemex cement.

The Mineral Products Association publishes ‘Cementing the Future – Sustaining an Essential British Industry’, calling on the UK government to help secure the future of the country’s cement sector.

Cement production and consumption were down 7.7% and 23.4% y/y in August.

The two German companies will adapt the ORC process for the integration of waste heart recovery systems in cement kilns and clinker coolers.

Tom De Saulles, MPA – The Concrete Centre, UK, looks at why carbonation is an increasingly important aspect of concrete’s environmental performance.

Why combine these audit types? Kevin Rudd explains the benefits.

Kevin Rudd, Independent Cement Consultants, UK, introduces the benefits of utilising an external auditor, in this abridged article from the September 2013 issue.

A recent survey found the quarries to be frequented by a range of protected birds, with the buzzard the most regular visitor.

Ghassan Broummana will be responsible for sales and marketing at A TEC and A TEC Greco as of October.

The competition resumes following last year’s success, this time with additional categories and participating countries.

Housing boosts new construction orders in the UK

BASF has opened a production site in Kazan to meet the growing needs of Russia’s construction sector.