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Supplying Sugar Creek

The Sugar Creek plant was built by the Lafarge Group in 2002. It is one of the flagship plants of Lafarge North America. Clinker production is 946,000t with a five-stage precalciner tower and ...
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Strength through adjustment

INTERNATIONAL REPORT IStrength through adjustment As Beijing gets set to host the 2008 Olympic Games, ICR takes a timely look at the country?s efforts to restructure, modernise and consolidate its...
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Steeling the limelight

FRENCH COMPANY PROFILE JULY 2006 ICR 67 SfarSteel quickly re-established itself in the nuclear and petrochemical markets, taking advantage of surging demand in these two sectors to fill the...
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Stateside supply kings

IStateside supply kingsExpansion and upgrade work at North American cement plants is the focusof this round-up, presented from the perspective of equipment supplierswho have successfully embarked o...
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Stabilising at high levels

INTERNATIONAL REPORT IStabilising at high levels The French construction industry is currently enjoying a prolonged period of favourable building activity, which has led to levels of cement cons...
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Sri Lanka: peace is the key

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISri Lanka:peace is the key While in the stort-term Sri Lanka is faced with the challenge of the post-tsunami reconstruction (see feature p71), the long-term obstacle todevelop...
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Spanish construction highs

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISpanish construction highs Spanish cement consumption hit an all time high in 2006 due to strong activity in the construction sector both in terms of civil works and a boom...
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Spain: the morning after

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISpain: the morning after Spain and "building boom" are no longer synonymous. The Spanish construction fiesta has ended and the morning after is proving far less vibrant. It...
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Southern slowdown

INTERNATIONAL CEMENT REVIEW / APRIL 2003 86INTERNATIONAL REPORT North Carolina is the 11th largest state cement market based on 2002 results of 2.80Mt. Tennessee and South Carolina are, respec- tiv...
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South African cement costs

This survey was carried out by Professor Elizabeth Pienaar of the School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in mid-2006. It focused on residential housing ...
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