A study by the Swedish research institute RISE has concluded that the carbon footprint of paper cement sacks is 2.5 times smaller than the carbon footprint of form-fill-seal (FFS) polyethylene cement sacks.
World Cement talks with John Connelly, President of the Materials Handling Engineers Association, about his career, the challenges facing the cement industry, and his proudest career achievement.
Illinois Cement has overcome remove conveyor issues with a novel power generation technology from Martin Engineering.
The company obtained the first place in the ranking of the National Association of Entrepreneurs (Andi) and the Money Magazine. The Business Innovation Award will be presented in the framework of the Andi Congress in Cartagena.
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
Glaucio Roland, a specialist in supply chains, continues to discuss the necessary considerations when producing and exporting petcoke in Brazil.
Glaucio Roland, a specialist in supply chains, discusses the necessary considerations when producing and exporting petcoke in Brazil.
Jonathan Rowland, World Cement Editor, continues to provide an overview of the major markets and major players in Latin America’s cement industry.
Jonathan Rowland, World Cement Editor, provides an overview of the major markets and major players in Latin America’s cement industry.
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
China’s “Blue Sky Defence” action plant is having a broad impact on industrial polluters in the country, including the cement industry, which faces a tightening of emissions limits.
CEMEX, a global building materials company, has announced that its net income has increased during its 2Q18 by 32% on a year-on-year basis.
Some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.
Timber is growing in popularity as a building material, even of high-rise structures. But arguments in its favour are often overstated, argues William Larson of the Pacific Northwest Building Resiliency Coalition.