Cement news 2018

CEMEX Ventures has invested in Internet of Things start up company Concrete Sensors, a company focused on smart concrete technology.

JSW Cement, a subsidiary of JSW Group based in Mumbai, is investing US$150 million into a new 1 million tpy clinker facility in Fujairah, UAE.

An update from CW Research shows that in July, prices for bulk ordinary Portland cement and for prompt deliveries of bulk ordinary grade clinker remained flat in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea region.

Holcim Mexico has now received an Environmental Excellence Award from Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources for three consecutive years.

UK building materials company, Tarmac, a CRH company, is to restructure the distribution model for its cement business. The restructuring follows a strategic review of the company’s national model for bulk and packed cement distribution.

Swiss cement producer, Ciments, Vigier, has installed ABB’s digitalisation solution, ABB Ability Knowledge Manager, as its plant in western Switzerland.

UK-based supplier of automation and interlock systems, Fortress Interlocks, has been awarded its third Queen’s Award for International Trade.

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Bangladeshi electricity generator, Meghna Energy, it to be merged with HeidelbergCement Bangladesh, as HeidelbergCement streamlines its holdings in the country.

Tarmac has lodged plans with the local council to upgrade its Dunbar cement plant in Scotland.