Muğla plant permit to be challenged on environmental issues
The building of an integrated cement plant along the border of the Menteşe and Yatağan districts of Muğla, a southwest province of Turkey, is being challenged by the Turkish...
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Holcim and Bloomberg launch 'Circular cities Barometer'
As part of their partnership, Holcim and Bloomberg Media have launched the “ Circular Cities Barometer ” to understand how cities are leading the shift to circular living for ...
CCB Beton receives new wheel loaders
In 2020, Compagnie des Ciments Belges Beton (CCB Beton), part of the Cementir group , launched an investment plan for the replacement of its fleet of wheel loaders. Since the...
SAMSON Materials Handling wins Turkish shiploader order
SAMSON Materials Handling has won an order for its narrow quay mobile shiploader systems to be installed in Turkey . The fully mobile chassis of the SAMSON mobile shiplo...
Oficemen and Air Liquide sign decarbonisation collaboration agreement
The president of Oficemen, the Spanish Cement Association, Jose Manuel Cascajero and the director general of Air Liquide, Benedicte Levinson have signed a collaboration ag...
Breedon Group's revenue growth reaches 16% in 1Q22
Breedon Group plc has announced that it started the year well with order intake and volumes following usual seasonal patterns through the first three months of 2022. End mark...
Cementos Molins records a net profit of EUR22m in 1Q22
Cementos Molins released its results for the 1Q22, a period highlighted by strong energy, logistic, and raw material cost inflation that started by mid-2021. In the first th...
Cementos Pacasmayo posts 44% rise in 1Q net income
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 13 per cent YoY increase in revenues to PEN525.4m (US$137.3m) in the 1Q22, primarily due to the rise in average prices of bagged ceme...
MDG Handling Solutions wins Ciplan alternative fuel handling order
MDG Handling Solutions has been awarded the design, manufacture and testing of the complete new mechanical handling system for RDF alternative fuel system for the group Ciplan ...
Argos announces its new EcoStrong PLC brand
Argos is announcing its new EcoStrong PLC brand. EcoStrong PLC is a high-quality blended hydraulic cement used in sustainable building practices that can reduce carbon emission...
GCC sees 16% rise in 1Q net sales
GCC reported an 15.7 per cent advance in consolidated net sales to US$206.9m in the first quarter of 2022 when compared with the equivalent period of 2021. Operating incom...
Cemex to increase capacity in Dominican Republic
Cemex is modernising its second line at the San Pedro Macorís plant in the Dominican Republic. The project will enable the company to increase its production by 0.5Mta. T...
FLSmidth forms ECOClay partnership to fully electrify clay calcination
To further decarbonise the cement industry, FLSmidth and a series of leading industry experts have formed a new partnership called ECoClay TM . To reduce CO 2 emissions from c...
Ramco Cements Ltd completes WHRS at Jayanthipuram plant
The Ramco Cements Ltd has invested in the waste heat recovery system (WHRS) for power generation in all the three lines of its Jayanthipuram cement plant. The last leg of t...
Transatlantic rates drop after market volatility
By Maria Vasyutenko, associate of Brannvoll ApS The USG Supramax/Ultramax spot freight segment experienced a volatile month. At the beginning of the month, transatlantic rou...
Holcim's "GO4Zero' project sees public inquiry open
Holcim 's new "GO4ZERO" kiln project in Obourg, Belgium, will undergoing a public inquiry, from 25 April to 25 May to give the inhabitants of the municipalities of Mons, So...
Saxlund announces senior executive appointments
Saxlund has announced the promotion of Finance Manager Karen Moore to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Saxlund's UK operations. Karen will report to Saxlund's UK new CEO, Matt ...
Aditya Birla Group will consider buying Holcim's Indian assets
Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson of Aditya Birla, is reportedly looking at ways to make a bid for ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements that Holcim intends to divest, according to The Ec...
EU emissions rose 9% in 2021 with market in range trading – less financial participation
The EU ETS verified numbers for 2021 showed a 1.333Mta rise compared to 1.233Mta in 2020, which was the first increase since 2017, reflecting a higher use of coal and even dies...
Cementos Argos sets up Bermudan business unit
Colombia-based Cementos Argos SA has set up a new wholly-owned subsidiary, BMR Ltd. The new business unit in Bermuda is part of the company’s risk management strategy. With...
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