UltraTech joins EP100 energy-smart companies
UltraTech Cement has joined the EP100, which is a global leadership initiative to bring energy-smart companies together. UltraTech believes that by joining the group it will dou...
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UltraTech plants win awards at National Awards for Excellence in Energy Management
UltraTech has announced that five of its integrated cement manufacturing units have been recognised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at the 19th edition of the 'Nat...
Geopolitics and tightening supply to impact oil prices in 2018-19
Global oil supply and demand balances are expected to tighten over the next 18 months, driven by the continued collapse of Venezuelan output, according to Bank of America Merril...
ENERGY – OPEC consolidates oil while India shakes petcoke, coal high
Prices at a glance Crude oil - bbl US$64.00 Coal API 4 - 1Q18 US$91.25 Coal API 4 - Cal2018 US$88.00 Petcoke USGC 4.5% 40HGI FOB US$82.00 USGC 4.5% 40HGI cf ARA US$100.50 USGC 6...
Ashaka Cement approves Lafarge Africa's acquisition deal
Shareholders of Ashaka Cement Plc have approved the complete acquisition of the company by Lafarge Africa, in a deal with a cash consideration of NGN604.092m (US$16.8m) and tota...
Cemex USA recognised for safety, energy efficiency & environmental stewardship
Three Cemex USA cement plants have been recognised with five awards from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) for outstanding achievements in safety performance, safety innovat...
Falling crude oil challenges uptrend, China cuts coal capacity
By Frank O Brannvoll, Cimeurope sarl, Belgium Last month the US$/EUR trading range was set at €1.04-1.08 and has held within €1.05-1.075 at €1.0720. Other than the US Federal Re...
Sustainable vision supported by thyssenkrupp at Cotec meeting
At the 11th Cumbre de Cotec Europa, an event hosted by the Cotec Foundation, thyssenkrupp supported the organisation's vision for a sustainable model for the economy and product...
Japan: finding new ways Premium
Since the last decade of the 20th century, Japan has been stuck in a deflationary economic spiral, but now a fragile growth is emerging. While the country finds new ways to pros...
It's all about the costs Premium
Dr Clark considers the value of measuring and comparing the costs of making cement as the first step to optimising, ie minimising, those outlays as he discusses cost benchmarkin...