FL Smidth to modernise and expand Iranian cement plant
FLSmidth has won a contract to modernise and expand a cement production line near the town of Kermanshar, some 450 km southwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The customer is G...
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Thermo Electron Corporation continues to enjoy steady orders
For the first half of 2003, Thermo Electron Corporation has continued to enjoy the steady order performance for ARL X-ray analysers that was achieved over 2002. No less than 17 ...
USA – Senate rejects plan to limit GHG emissions
While Europe gears up for carbon emission trading, the US Senate has rejected a market-based scheme to reduce the country’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
USA – Tyre burning plans at Lafarge Ravena, NY
Lafarge North America plans to burn tyres at its Ravena cement works with the aim to reduce its use of coal as thermal energy source and possibly cut emissions.
Austria – RMC Austria and WWF protect rare grassland environment
RMC Austria will be helping to protect an area of nationally significant, rare dry grassland through its latest agreement with WWF. The area contains the company’s Hollitzer Qua...
Italcementi down
Italcementi has reported its results for the nine months ending 30 September 2003. Sales for the group came in at Euro 3,242m, up 0.5% and slightly below Deutsche Bank forecast ...
India ACC Sees Sales +8% In 2H
Associated Cement Companies, India`s second-largest cement maker, expects its sales to grow at twice the industry average in the second half due to strong demand and firm prices...
Capacity increase from 300 to 430tph cement at Jingyang plant, China
KHD Humboldt Wedag AG has been awarded the order, under a contract with CBMI Construction Company Ltd, Tangshan, China, to increase the capacity of the existing cement mill syst...
KHD upgrades Iskenderun cement mill, Turkey
OYSA Cimento Sanayii ve Ticaret AS, Turkey has awarded KHD Humboldt Wedag AG the contract to increase the capacity of the existing tube mill #2 by conversion to a semi-finish-gr...
UK – Environment Agency moves on Castle Padeswood WDF burning
The Environment Agency has opened the final stage of public consultation on Castle Cement’s application to build a new cement kiln in North Wales.
UAE – Building materials industry to invest more in environmental measures
UAE Minister of Health Hamad Rahman Al Madfa, made an appeal to the world’s cement and building material companies to double their efforts in reducing environmental pollution ca...
UK – Greenhouse gas trading one step closer
The UK Environment Agency has contacted 1000 businesses and organisations in England and Wales in the first stage of implementing the UK component of a Europe-wide emissions tra...
Nyplex to start building Ukraine terminal?
The UK`s Nyplex plans to start constructing a terminal capable of transshipping 6 million tonnes of cement
Cimpor buys Cecime
Europe`s seventh-largest cement maker, Cimpor-Cimentos de Portugal, has acquired 90 per cent in local cement importer Cecime
Semapa’s profits hit
Semapa’s profits hit by weaker markets and financing costs
Lafarge North America
Turnover in the first nine months of the year at Cimpor grew by only 1.1% to Eur1,028.2m in spite of the initial inclusion
Lafarge North America
Operating income reaches third-quarter record. Board declares quarterly cash dividend
Japan – Taiheiyo-Ebara construct new Ecocement plant
A new Ecocement plant is planned for the Tama area. Taiheiyo Cement Corporation and Ebara Corporation have concluded a 27.18bn yen contract with Tokyo Santama Area Regional Asso...
Japan – Tokuyama converts waste plastic to fuel
Tokuyama has started the full scale operation of its waste plastic-to-fuel facility, effectively nearly doubling overall capacity from 45,000tpa to 85,000tpa, after the comple...
UK – Remas calls for UK and Irish companies to take part in European EMS study
Remas aims to study the benefits of formal environmental management systems (EMS) and hopes to establish a direct link between the use of EMS and positive environmental performa...
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