European cement news

The BinCloud platform is an integrated cloud foundation for data monitoring of inventory contained in bins, tanks, and silos. It enables on-site and remote workers to work via the cloud.

The silver certification represents a step forward in Cementir’s environmental approach and complements the company’s innovative new solutions to tackle climate change.

The company recently supplied a new mill housing and new bearing shells for the plain bearings of Gouda Refractories’ hard mill type MRD, so that the mill could continue to produce without any loss of throughput or significant downtime.

The company has announced the launch of the construction of its second production site, made entirely from Hoffmann Green cement, and confirms its industrial development.

Imran Akram, IA Cement, reviews the impact of COVID-19 on the global cement sector and provides a forecast for recovery in 2021.

The company has successfully completed the process of dismantling furnaces 3, 4 and 5 of its facilities in Sant Vicenç dels Horts (Barcelona). The operation will allow the reuse of more than 48 000 t of waste.

Kevin R Peterson will resign from Vortex Global on 29 January 2021. During his 25 years with Vortex, Kevin held many key positions including Director of Marketing, Special Projects Director, Regional Sales Manager, and Director of Business Development.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the signing of a partnership contract with property developer Ouest Réalisations. From 2021 and for the next five years, Hoffmann Green will supply the company with its clinker-free low-carbon cement.

Jura-Cement-Fabriken AG in Wildegg (Switzerland) is using the country’s first regenerative thermal oxidation system (RTO) as the main stage in its air pollution control system. The solution combines Dürr’s Ecopure RTO multiple-chamber principle with an optimisation of the existing process technology in the calciner.

The construction company Bodner BaugesmbH & Co KG from Kufstein commissioned RTB with the delivery of concrete for twelve planned monolithic floor slabs. Rohrdorfer Transportbeton, is delivering around 22 000 m³ of concrete for the logistics centre of SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels AG in Wels.