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Cemex to supply cement for Central America’s first Metro system

Cemex announced today that it is supplying nearly 100,000t of cement for the construction of Line 1 of the Panama Me...

Yamama Cement net profit rises 46%, Saudi Arabia

Yamama Cement Company recorded a 46% YoY surge in its net profit to SAR278m (US$74.1m) for the first quarter of 2012...

Sino-Zimbabwe pursues Masvingo project

Sino-Zimbabwe has begun feasibility studies to establish the extent of limestone deposits in the Nyanda Mountains on...

Golden Bay wins renewable energy award, New Zealand

New Zealand-based Golden Bay Cement has been recognised for its use of bioenergy to reduce CO2 emissions, winning th...

Waste heat for energy

Lafarge Philippines’ Teresa works has set the standard in the region for waste heat recovery.

BaselCement unit appeals Eurocement’s claim, Russia

BaselCement-Pikalyovo has filed an appeal against a decision by the Moscow Arbitration Court to raise a RUB111.2m fo...

Managing African cement

Industry consultant Tony Hadley looks at the key factors for establishing a cement plant in sub-Saharan Africa.

Like clockwork

Ad Ligthart reveals the challenges of chartering a self-discharging cement carrier and then sets sail for Panama’s ...

Chile targets reconstruction

ICR investigates the progress being made by Chile to step up cement production following greater cement demand for ho...

A is for alite

Arthur Harrisson takes a microscopic look at the mineral types found in clinker with a special focus on alite.

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