Cement News tagged under: Latvia
Cemex Health & Safety practices recognised in Europe25 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsCemex announced yesterday that its operations in the United Kingdom (UK) and Latvia earned prestigious industry awards for their outstanding health and safety (H&S) practices. Cemex UK was awarded the John Crabbe Trophy, the Mineral Products Association’s (MPA) highest honour for H&S. Cemex Latvia won the Latvian Golden Helmet Award, granted by the State Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Latvia in recognition of excellent practices in work safety. In awarding this edition of the Joh... |
Cemex cautiously optimistic on Latvian outlook04 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsCemex is cautiously optimistic on the outlook for Latvian construction activity in 2014 as a pick-up in activity is starting to be seen. Cemex country CEO Enrique A Garcia said that growth has finally resumed in the construction industry, albeit from a low base, LETA news agency reported. During recent times of depressed domestic demand, the company has been highly-dependent on regional exports. However, forecast indicate an improvement and Cemex is cautiously optimistic on the outl... |
SITA UK to supply solid recovered fuel (SRF) to Cemex in Latvia01 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsRecycling and resource management company, SITA UK, has signed a three-year contract to supply 180,000t of solid recovered fuel to Cemex in Latvia. The fuel will be produced by processing residual commercial waste in a new, purpose-built facility at Ridham Docks in Kent. Once processed, the solid recovered fuel material will be used as a fossil-fuel replacement at Cemex’s cement production facility in Broceni, southern Latvia. Speaking about the contract, Andy Hill, Organics and Altern... |
Nordic stability lies ahead24 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Nordic cement markets comprising Sweden, Norway, Finland, Demark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have many modern cement plants operating kilns with some of the highest alternative fuel substitution rates. The region also has a wealth of cement terminals and grinding stations, encouraging strong trade, especially via sea routes. Sweden, Norway and Finland are the three biggest Nordic cement markets, with Denmark a distant fourth in terms of cement demand. The three Baltic countrie... |