Cement news 2018

Bricking Solutions, a full solution provider of refractory installation equipment, has released it's new Ez Flexx50 Bricking Machine.

CEMEX is supplying concrete for the 100 Las Olas tower, a new high-rise residential and commercial space at the Fort Lauderdale coastline.

Arun Salvi, UltraTech, discusses the importance of supply chain optimisation within the cement industry.

HeidelbergCement reported an improvement in its occupational safety performance in 2017 in its latest Sustainability Report, although its environmental performance deteriorated on the back of the integration of Italcementi.

Benjamin Sporton, current Chief Executive of the World Coal Association, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association.

CEMEX USA and clean water advocacy groups Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Orange County Coastkeeper, and its chapter Inland Empire Waterkeeper, have agreed to a plan regarding the Clean Water Act.

EvoQuip has launched the Cobra 290 compact impact crusher for demanding quarrying and recycling applications.

Indian cement production continued its double-digit growth in April, before falling back to grow at 5.2% in May, as coal and steel production also showed positive trends.

Japanese cement production registered a 2.1% year-on-year fall in May to 4.8 million t.

A selection of some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.