Cement News tagged under: Austria

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Sustainable lubrication

14 January 2020, Published under Cement News

Open-gear drives of kilns and ball mills are often exposed to harsh operating conditions. While considerable advances have been made in terms of the design and manufacture of drives, tooth flank damage remains an issue due to excessive wear or material fatigue. Correct lubricant selection and application play a vital role in addressing the problem. By Werner Gschwandtner and Hermann Siebert, Klüber Lubrication Austria GmbH, Austria. Figure 1: pinion lubricated with solid containing ad...

Austrian production rises 7% in 2018

05 July 2019, Published under Cement News

Total cement production in Austria rose 7.4 per cent YoY to 5.2Mt in 2018, according to data from the Austrian Cement Industry Association (VÖZ). Annual revenue increased 4.7 per cent to EUR431.5m. In the current year, the country posted a strong performance in cement sales during the first quarter, but this decreased to a moderate level in the 2Q19.

Austria's Leube acquires stake in Asamer

21 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Austria-based Leube cement plant has acquired a stake in Asamer, a building materials company based in the same country. The company has acquired a 24.99 per cent stake after the exit of Kurt Asamer from the business, which left the remaining partners with a combined share of 75.01 per cent.

Austrian cement demand up 4% in 2015

12 May 2016, Published under Cement News

The Austrian cement market expanded by four per cent to 4.6Mt in 2015 and generated a turnover of EUR388m. Exports rose 15 per cent to 446,000t while imports fell 11 per cent to 832,600t. The gains in the domestic market were achieved despite difficult conditions. Although housing construction increased early on in the year, by mid-2015 this growth had come to a halt. Housing completions reached 52,000. However, a turnaround in the housing sector is expected for 2016 and combined with a...

A TEC Group under new management

06 April 2016, Published under Cement News

Following the retirement of Hans Joachim Grieb, the ATEC Group comes under new management in April. Management tasks are being handed over to Wolfgang Hammer and Dr Stefan Kern. Wolfgang Hammer, currently global sales manager, will be the new managing director. Dr Stefan Kern has been appointed his deputy. Presently he is responsible for the markets of northern Europe, eastern Europe and South Africa.

New shredding operation boosts SRF production capabilities in South Korea

08 December 2015, Published under Cement News

A new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility is now fully operational in Wonju city, South Korea, thanks to global shredding firm UNTHA and local partner PERITUS.   Korean waste management specialist Zion has built the alternative fuel manufacturing plant to make smarter use of its residual materials. Now, with the new system in place, pre-sorted construction and demolition (C&D) waste and commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, is being shredded to produce a homogenous 50mm fuel for ...

Cemex completes Austrian & Hungarian disposals

03 November 2015, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced yesterday that it has closed the sale of operations in Austria and Hungary to the Rohrdorfer Group for approximately EUR160.1m. The transaction was originally announced on 12 August 2015. The Austrian operations consist of 24 aggregate quarries (approximately 6.47Mt of aggregates sold in 2014) and 34 ready-mix plants (approximately 1.6Mm3 of ready-mix sold in 2014). Cemex's operations in Austria had net sales of approximately US$241m in 2014. The Hungarian operations consi...

American Starlinger-Sahm hosts grand opening of US HQ

01 October 2015, Published under Cement News

American Starlinger-Sahm Inc celebrated the official opening of the new US headquarters in Fountain Inn, in the Greenville Metropolitan area, South Carolina, with a two-day Open House. The inauguration ceremony of the new 23,000ft 2 facility was held on the evening of 23 September 2015 and attended by the mayor of Fountain Inn, Gary Long, as well as the Director of Fountain Inn Administration, Eddie Case, Gary Smith, member of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, and importan...

HeidelbergCement

02 September 2015, Published under Cement News

Indocement is to cease production at three older lines it its Citeureup works in Indonesia. The production lines to be closed are P1, P2 and P6. The new P14, with a cement capacity of 4.4Mta is to come online towards the end of the year. Indocement’s domestic deliveries declined by 8.8 per cent to 8.2Mt during the first six months of the year and its market share came down from 30.5 to 29.1 per cent. HeidelbergCement has interests of 50 per cent in Duna-Drava Cement (Hungary) and of 23.9 ...

Cemex announces divestment of operations in Austria, Hungary and Croatia

12 August 2015, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced today that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its operations in Austria and Hungary to the Rohrdorfer Group for approximately EUR160.1m. The Austrian operations consist of 24 aggregate quarries (approximately 6.47Mt of aggregates sold in 2014) and 34 ready-mix plants (approximately 1.60Mm 3 of ready-mix sold in 2014). Cemex’s operations in Austria had net sales of approximately US$241m in 2014. The Hungarian operations being divested consist of five aggregate qua...