Changing world, changing industry Premium
How much influence do modern-day global trends such as climate change, shifting economic power and urbanisation exert on the cement sector? This article looks at several key meg...
Sustainability
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Five Cemex plants become the first facilities to receive CSC certification
Cemex has announced that five of its concrete plants in California have earned Responsible Sourcing Certification from the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC), becoming the fi...
Waste to wealth Premium
Lafarge Africa’s Ewekoro plant, some 50km north of Lagos, in Ogun state, Nigeria, pioneered the use of alternative fuels in the country. The company charts the milestones and lo...
Playing its part in Paris Premium
In line with the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change, HeidelbergCement has published its ‘Sustainability Commitments 2030’, which see the cement producer leading the developm...
UltraTech takes 400t of waste from railway workshop
UltraTech Cement has taken 400t of waste from the Golden Rock railway workshop in Ariyalur, India, to be used as an alternative fuel in its cement kilns. The company will take a...
Turkey seeks alternatives
The concept of a circular economy is growing in influence and as a result the cement production process has begun to evolve. As a large-scale cement producer, Turkey shows consi...
NCB holds 15th seminar
The 15th NCB International Seminar on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials held between 5-8 December 2017 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, India, was attended by over 10...
PT Indocement
PT Indocement closed 2017 by being awarded Green Industry Level 5 status for all three of its factories for the third time in a row. The Green Industry Award is given by the Ind...
LafargeHolcim increased investment in Jerez de la Frontera
LafargeHolcim’s cement plant in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain, invested EUR2m in improving its facilities in 2017, according to a company statement. The sum represents a 20...
Cementos Argos launch Soluble Smart Pack Cement
Cementos Argos SA along with its local partners and distributor National Hardware (Guyana) Ltd launched its latest innovation, Soluble Smart Pack Cement, on Friday.