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Holcim: July '12

03 August 2012, Published under Cement News

The Holcim associate Huaxin Cement has announced that it expects profits to fall by at least 50 per cent in the year 2012, largely because of the reduction seen in cement prices. The Holcim associate Siam City Cement has increased its estimate for growth in its cement consumption this year to six per cent as a result of the new government flood protection measures on top of the already good economic growth. The company's 1H growth should be between 6-8 per cent. Holcim (Azerbaycan), t...

Holcim inaugurates new Garadagh line, Azerbaijan

10 July 2012, Published under Cement News

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has attended the official inauguration of Holcim’s new dry-process line at its Garadagh cement plant in Baku. The new 1.7Mta kiln replaces the existing wet-process production and involved an investment of EUR300m. The modernisation project will enable higher production volumes, lower fuel and energy consumption and reduce emissions from the cement manufacturing process. The first clinker was produced by this new line at the end of last year. ...