Funding for small-scale solar, biomass and other carbon reduction projects in the UK could rise significantly if consistent reporting guidelines for these schemes can be agreed, a study from BRE Trust, owner of the UK’s leading building research body BRE showed.
Iran is to construct a 1 million tpa cement plant in Khaton Province, Iran, at an investment cost of US$ 500 million. It is scheduled for completion in one and a half years.
In November 2010, while the media was focused on the problems surrounding the demise of the Irish economy, and the knock-on effects this will have in the eurozone, the World Bank issued its EU10 Regular Economic Report.
Dyckerhoff Group’s sales for 2010 have reached €1.4 billion as expected, with cement volumes increasing by 5%. The Group expects a slight improvement this year.
Cemex UK has announced that it replaced more than 52% of the traditional fossil fuels used to heat its cement kilns with alternative fuels during 2010, up from 45% in 2009.
Laing O’Rourke has joined Novacem’s investment group as part of a £1.6 million round. Novacem also announced that its three existing financial inestors also participated in the round.
Hanson, UK, has launched a new asphalt product that reduces carbon emissions by 50% and is 100% recyclable.
Siemens’s new Sicement IT MCO (Mill Control Optimisation) has been installed for the first time in a ball mill belonging to Suedbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk, in Germany.
HeidelbergCement launches three-year financial and operational excellence programme: “FOX 2013”.
ABB’s Expert Optimizer has helped Nordkalk achieve energy savings at its Köping limestone plant.
Turkey’s economy is said to be in better shape than at any time since the Second World War, and the country is rapidly becoming one of the major emerging markets.
Lafarge is to sell its aggregates and concrete assets in Portugal, France and Switzerland.
Titan Cement Egypt is looking to further expand into ready-mix cement for potential growth.
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its Sustainable Development Report 2010, which shows how, in spite of very difficult market conditions, the industry has continued to invest in sustainability and its performance in several key areas has improved.
In 2010 OJSC “Mykolaivcement” launched several new environmental projects, investing a total of €4 million. This investment continues the environmental programs of the company, which in 2006 – 2009 invested €8.7 million into improving environmental footprint of the operation.