Cement news 2018

Three of the company’s Florida facilities were recognised for outstanding community involvement, with the FEC quarry in Miami earning the NSSGA’s 2018 Platinum Award for Excellence in Community Relations.

The Cuban cement industry is planning a programme of modernisation, as it struggles to keep up with production targets.

A former CEO of Bank of Ireland Group, Richard Boucher, has been appointed non-executive director at CRH.

A significant fall in earnings from its Egyptian business saw French building materials firm, Vicat, report lower year-on-year EBITDA, despite a solid rise in revenues.

CEMEX, in the Dominican Republic, has received the highest Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council for its conservation programme.

The speaker line up at Africa CemenTrade has been released and includes a range of Sub-Saharan Africa’s cement producers, as well as equipment suppliers.

Namibian cement company, Ohoronge Cement, has reached 365 days without a lost-day injury.

The company’s Managing Director attributed the feat to a keen focus on safety and identifying potential incidents and mitigating them.

Strong results from Eastern Europe and positive signs in large Western European markets saw LafargeHolcim’s European earnings grow 3.7% in 2017.

In this Q&A, Dennis Todd and James Huey of Wear-Concepts look at developing wear and corrosion challenges in the cement industry – and how to overcome them.