Lafarge Tarmac selects LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru
Lafarge Tarmac has selected LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru as the standard application for its supply chain design. “We selected LLamasoft as our supply chain design partner based ...
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UK cement industry faces shake-up
The Competition Commission (CC) in the UK has said it is looking to invigorate competition in the British cement market by opening the way for a new independent producer. As wel...
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 th...
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, a...
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 mos...
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 dec...
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 com...
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 a...
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 announce...
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 ...