Cement news updates

The company held its 131st Annual General Meeting virtually on 04 June due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The company has recently passed a supply milestone for the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, delivering more than one-third of the ready-mix concrete required for the 21-mile (almost 34 km) upgrade of Interstate 4.

The June issue of World Cement begins with a review of the Western European cement market before moving on to cover a range of technical topics.

Manila Bulletin reports that the company will continue to supply food packs to vulnerable communities, despite the easing of quarantine restrictions.

Work on the 49 000-tonne base for the second reactor was completed on schedule, concluding with a continuous reinforced structural concrete pour last week.

Canadian cleantech company CarbonCure has joined the WCA’s international community as an Associate Corporate Member.

The company is introducing a unique drag and drop 3D crushing and screening plant configurator that enables professionals in the mining and aggregate industries to design more productive and efficient plants.

The initiative is designed to contribute to a fast-economic recovery and create a more resilient society in the face of a crisis.

The company will supply RCCPL with ABB Ability Expert Optimizer, an advanced process control solution for controlling, stabilising, and optimising industrial processes.

The six-year agreement will see FLSmidth providing hot kiln alignment services to Dangote kilns in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Congo, South Africa, and Nigeria.

The company has appointed Donna Hunt as its first Group Head of Sustainability.

The company has developed the DuroProtect group of rotary and diverter valves to help meet the special requirements for handling abrasive products.

The governors of Jigawa and Sokoto States have received ambulances from the BUA Foundation to support the fight against the COVID-19 crisis.

The company explains how biodiversity is promoted in Holcim Germany’s locations.

The pause to construction work as a result of COVID-19 social distancing measures is the main cause of the fall, with 60% of planned construction output lost in April due to the measures.

Market growth for the bricks, blocks and precast concrete sector was at a steady 13% between 2015 – 2019, however AMA Research are predicting an almost complete reverse as the COVID-19 pandemic ensues.

The plant is currently under construction and will produce cement in Porac, near Angeles City in the Central Luzon region.

Many customers, from cement, steel and other industries, are able to order spare and wear parts for their AUMUND machines earlier than planned, in order to be prepared for the time after the coronavirus crisis.

The company had the strongest result of all 101 construction materials companies analysed.

The Vanta Element-S has been designed to effectively measure ferrous metals, aluminium, copper, stainless steel, nickel and gold karats.

The company has awarded FLSmidth an EPC contract for its Mojave Raw Mill Project.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision has been made to extend the call for applications for the 10th edition of the CEMEX-Tec Award 2020 until 30 June 2020.

The company developed a rapid concrete solution for the installation of essential oxygen tanks at an emergency coronavirus hospital in Wales.

The amendment is one of the steps in the overall strategy adopted by CEMEX to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy.