MPA calls for government to sustain UK industry
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) of the UK yesterday launched a landmark document for the UK cement industry. The new publication launched on Monday sets out to explain t...
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MPA names new chairman, UK
Bill Brett, chairman of the Brett Group, has been appointed chairman of the Mineral Products Association (UK) for the next two years. He will be taking over from Dyfrig James, ...
Lafarge Tarmac celebrates Dunbar cement plant’s 50th anniversary, UK
Lafarge Tarmac has celebrated a milestone anniversary at its landmark Dunbar plant, Scotland’s only cement manufacturing operation. The Dunbar plant is one of East Lothian’s...
Cemex Tilbury reaches cement production milestone, UK
The Cemex grinding and blending cement plant at Tilbury, UK, has produced its millionth tonne of cement and has also achieved an increase of 26 per cent in production, while de...
Cementos Lemona starts exports to UK
Spain’s Cementos Lemona has initiated exporting cement to the UK. The first shipment of 13,000t of cement will be delivered to Southern Cement, also owned by Lemona’s parent co...
Dudman sells UK cement trading business
The privately-owned Dudman is withdrawing from cement trading and has sold its four English cement terminals, in Sussex, Suffolk, Yorkshire and Merseyside and its one terminal ...
MPA welcomes spending review but reiterates need for accelerated delivery
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) of the UK welcomes the Chancellor’s commitment to increase public investment to over GPB50bn per year from 2015-16 as well as the announc...
Competition Commission findings may force UK disposals
The UK’s Competition Commission (CC) is lining up a range of measures to open up the UK cement market including the possible disposal of plants and reduction of capacity, after...
MPA survey indicate further decline in UK construction activity
Survey results by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) results for the first quarter of 2013 confirm the slow start to UK construction activity in 2013 and it has expresed th...
CPA: UK construction output, growth ‘conceals underlying trend’
The latest figures from the UK’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) published Friday indicated a pick-up in February as the industry recovered from the poor weather experience...