ABB turns waste heat into clean energy
ABB and Holcim Switzerland have agreed to install ABB’s newly developed heat recovery and electrical power production system at their cement plant in Untervaz, Switzerland.
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New order for Wartsila from Al Badia Cement, Syria
Wartsila has received an operations and maintenance, or O&M, contract from the Al Badia Cement JSC for its captive power plant.
Vietnam to face surplus at end-2010
Vietnam is projected to face a cement glut of 3.5Mt of cement this year, the Ministry of Construction said.
Fitch downgrades Binani outlook
Fitch Ratings has today revised the outlook on India’s Binani Cement (BCL) National Long-term rating to
Ambuja Cements resumes Himachal operations, India
Ambuja Cements has resumed operations at its Suli and Rauri plants in Himachal Pradesh
Citi cuts Titan cement price target, EPS
Citi cuts its price target on Titan Cement to EUR19.5 from EUR21.30 on lower EPS outlook following disappointing 3Q results
Moody’s downgrades rating on Italcementi
Credit rating agency Moody’s cut to Baa3 from Baa2 the long-term ratings on cement producer Italcementi,
Demand for Finland cement increasing
According to Finnish cement manufacturer Finnsementti, sales of cement will increase by about 17% in 2010 from 2009
Dangote Cement Pays NGN30.98bn interim dividend
Dangote Cement Plc, a member of the Dangote Group has announced an interim dividend of NGN30.98bn (US$206m) for the period ended September 30, 2010.
Holcim Indonesia gets top marks for environmental excellence
Holcim Indonesia’s plant in Cilacap, Central Java, has been awarded the top rating for environmental excellence by the Environment Ministry.
China prices soar due to energy cuts
Cement prices in China have risen to record highs as curbs on electricity supplies by local governments affect output.
Montezuma cement plant inaugurated, Mexico
Gov. Fidel Herrera Beltran on Saturday inaugurated Cementos Montezuma’s cement plant in the municipality of Apazapan, Veracruz
Algeria state-owned cement production rises
Algerian cement production by government-owned plants grew by 7% at the end of October 2010
Supreme Court seeks report on Nirma cement plant, India
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a report from Ministry of Environment and Forest on whether the proposed cement plant of Nirma on the Saurashtra coastline would pollute or ad...
Lafarge Canada fined
Lafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $125,000 by the B.C. Provincial Court for an illegal discharge of dust from its plant in Richmond, British Columbia,
South west African markets in the spotlight
Newbuild activity in Namibia and Angola is top of this week’s news agenda, with Germany’s Schwenk group set to see completion of its new 0.7Mta integrated Ohorongo works in earl...
New contracts for ABB in Indonesia in Indonesia
ABB has won an order to supply 12 drive systems for two grinding plants in Indonesia. Main
Portugal’s Cimpor to invest €240m in Brazil by 2013
Portuguese cement maker Cimentos de Portugal SA, or Cimpor, said Thursday it will invest €240m in Brazil by 2013 to increase its annual cement production capacity in the South A...
Loma Negra to invest US$80m to increase production capacity
Argentine cement producer Loma Negra will invest US$80m this year to expand its local production capacity, local paper El Cronista reported.
South Africa: cement sales data resume after ban
The publication of cement and concrete sales statistics, which were banned by the Competition Commission when it launched an investigation into anti-competitive practices in the...
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