Indian prices
Retail cement prices across the country are set to increase of Rs5 per 50 kg bag from next week.
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Kenya – Bamburi and Worldwide Fund for Nature regenerate degraded Shimba Hills forests
Lafarge-owned Bamburi Cement, no stranger to conservation issues, is teaming up with the Worldwide Fund for Nature in a project that is to regenerate the degraded forests of Shi...
VN Cement Corporation
A Ministry of Trade official said there would be no considerable price hike in the domestic cement market even as demand increased during the final days of the year.
Fuel recycling at Shree Cement
Shree Cement, India is planning to set up mini-fuel recycling plants in collaboration with KHD Humbolt Gmbh, Germany
Rains in Maine
Maine is opposing the construction of a cement plant in upstate New York.
India – Shree Cement plans fuel recycling plants
Shree Cement is planning to set up mini-fuel recycling plants with assistance of German equipment supplier KHD Humboldt GmbH.
UK – Environment Agency urges companies for permit applications
The Environment Agency (EA) is urging companies to start planning their permit applications for the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
Romania – Holcim Romania opens eco-friendly concrete station
Holcim Romania is investing 1.5m euros in an eco-friendly concrete station in Sibiu.
Iran cement sale.
Iran has sold a state-run cement producer in a public auction in an important step towards loosening Tehran`s control over industry, even though the buyer is publicly owned.
Bulgaria – Zlatna Panega opts for old tyres
The Bulgarian subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, Zlatna Panega is planning to generate 15 per cent of its required energy from old tyres.
Japan – 40 Japanese companies to conduct mock CO2 emission rights trades
While Europe is gearing up for its emissions trading scheme, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is set to launch a mock trading of CO2 emission rights.
Cemex threatens arbitration
Cemex is threatening to take a dispute with Indonesia over control of the nation`s largest cement maker to overseas arbitration - a move that could create further bad publicity ...
USA – Changing cement, changing emissions for the better
The Portland Cement Association announced the latest effort by the industry to significantly reduce the emissions burden on the environment.
UK – Monitors for Rugby tyre trial
A UKP400,000 monitoring programme is to keep track of air pollution, possibly produced by burning tyres at the Rugby cement plant near the town’s centre.
UK – Superquarry, WWF and Lafarge
Plans for a new superquarry on the remote island of Harris by Lafarge are back in focus with a new court hearing expected this week.
India – Environmental Excellence awards for cement companies
The Eight NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials in New Delhi was concluded with the presentation of the National Awards for Energy Performance, Environment ...
Tanzania – Bureau of Standards proposes cement factory emissions standard
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) is proposing a standard on cement factory emissions to stop them from polluting the environment.
UK – Environment Agency urges companies for permit applications
The Environment Agency (EA) is urging companies to start planning their permit applications for the EU greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
Redecam Group SpA wins process filter contract for a 6000tpd clinker production line in China
Redecam Group SpA has been awarded a contract with CBMI Construction Co Ltd, Tangshan, China, for the design and supply of the main components of the process bag filter for a ne...
Titan Greece
Independent Greek producer, Titan Cement has just posted its nine-month figures. slightly below expectations say analysts.
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