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UK building materials company, Tarmac, a CRH company, is to restructure the distribution model for its cement business. The restructuring follows a strategic review of the company’s national model for bulk and packed cement distribution.
Swiss cement producer, Ciments, Vigier, has installed ABB’s digitalisation solution, ABB Ability Knowledge Manager, as its plant in western Switzerland.
Tarmac has lodged plans with the local council to upgrade its Dunbar cement plant in Scotland.
EUROCEMENT Group company, Kavkazcement, is to begin shipping its EUROCEMENT 400 SUPER cement in 50 kg bags, after the installation of a new bagging and palletising.
Irish building materials giant, CRH, has completed the sale of its DIY business in the Netherlands and Belgium, as the company continues to lower its exposure to the distribution market.
Opterra’s Karsdorf plant has begun a project to install a new SCR emissions control system in order to meet tightening German emissions regulations.
Holcim (Deutschland) has completed the installation of a new SCR plant at the Beckum cement plant.
Tarmac showcased its best-practice dust management strategies to visitors at Hillhead 2018.
HeidelbergCement reported an improvement in its occupational safety performance in 2017 in its latest Sustainability Report, although its environmental performance deteriorated on the back of the integration of Italcementi.
Benjamin Sporton, current Chief Executive of the World Coal Association, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Global Cement and Concrete Association.
Eurocement’s Voronezh plant reported record monthly shipments in June, breaking the 0.2 million t mark for the first time.
LafargeHolcim’s UK subsidiary, Aggregate Industries, has been awarded a contract worth at least £500 million to deliver pavement solutions to Highways England.