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Town gets toxic waste burn

A controversial plan to burn a variety of waste solvents at a UK Wiltshire cement works looked certain to go ahead la...

Judge gives go ahead for tyre burning fight

Campaigners have been given the go-ahead to fight the UK Environment Agency’s controversial decision on tyre bu...

Jebsen buys older bulker

The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen group of Norway has emerged as buyer of the 65,000-dwt bulker Sun P (built 1981). The Na...

Morocco and Turkey sign free trade deal

Morocco and Turkey have agreed to abolish trade barriers part of an EU-drive aiming to set up a Mediterranean free tr...

Spain Megasa buys small stake in Cimpor

Spanish steel manufacturer Metalurgica Galaica SA (Megasa) bought a 1.99 per cent stake in Portuguese cement producer...

Shandong to issue dust emission standards

China Shandong: At present, Shandong’s cement industrial dust emission volume has around a 70% share in its tot...

Energy Panel Chief Pushes EPA

United States: The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently demanded a private meeting with Envir...

US Construction House approves $275bn highway spending bill

Last Friday the House of Representatives voted 357-65 in favour of a $275bn highway and transit bill. The spending bi...

Cement Producers to give up exports in five years

Thailand: Eight local cement manufacturers have agreed to gradually cut their exports to zero within five years, the...

China’s March industrial production grows 19.4%

China’s industrial production growth accelerated in March, suggesting the government may need further measures ...