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Villagers complain about Alpha Cement's use of local road

17 October 2019, Published under Cement News

Alpha Cement has met with further protests about the use of a road leading finished good away from the cement plant in Aung Tha Pyay, Myanmar. The residents maintain that the coal-fired cement factory’s proximity to the Aung Tha Pyay village and Dahat Taw village tract could have serious adverse impact on the environment and the health of the people in the area. Local villagers have complained that the trucks are an environmental problem and that the local roads are only 5.5m wide and not ...

Alpha Cement plant to resume construction

04 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Construction of Alpha Cement plant, near the village of Aung Thabyay in Patheingyi Township, Mandalay, Myanmar is due to resume after police arrested approximately 100 protestors in May. The US$200m cement plant is being established by China's Myint Investment company under the approval of the Myanmar Investment Commission, but the project has been suspended since its approval in 2012, due to local opposition. Protests from local farmers and residents are mainly over the environmental an...

Holcim

02 March 2012, Published under Cement News

Holcim's 2011 turnover eased by 4.2% to CHF20,744m, but in euro terms there was a 7% increase to €16,790m and in US$ terms there was an 11.9% advance. The operating EBITDA declined by 12.3% to CHF3958m, but measured in euros the reduction was just 2% to €3230m and in US dollars there was a 2.5% increase. The trading profit fell by 26.2% to CHF1933m (€1565m), while the net attributable profit dropped by 76.7% to CHF275m (€222m). The proceeds from the sale of emission rights fell to CHF63m, co...