
ASTM International Cement Committee honours employee
ASTM International Cement Committee has honoured employee David Norris with an Award of Merit.
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ASTM International Cement Committee has honoured employee David Norris with an Award of Merit.

Cemex Latam Holdings announced that its consolidated net sales reached US$441 million during 2Q14, an increase of 2% compared to the same period last year.

Details of the Trujillo cement plant’s new production line were confirmed during a recent government inspection. The project will cost around US$240 million and take two years to complete.

A TEC Production & Services GmbH has been awarded a contract by Çimentas Elazig for the upgrade and efficiency optimisation of the preheater at the company’s Elazig plant in Anatolia, Turkey.

The UK’s Hope Construction Materials has invested £3.6 million in 36 new Mercedes-Benz trucks, which are equipped with a range of safety features.

AKO Armaturen will demonstrate the benefits of its new air operated pinch valves at POWTECH 2014.

AMETEK Land has extended its portfolio of portable, high-precision, non-contact thermometers with the launch of the Cyclops L.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Cement Sustainability Initiative will conduct an analysis of the externalities (impacts and benefits) of the cement and concrete sector.

According to local reports, there are an estimated 1.07 billion t of limestone deposits in Nepal.

Through the application of the latest computational tools, PM-Technologies, in association with Cinar Ltd, has helped several calciner kilns to operate at higher production rates.

Freedonia’s new ‘World Cement & Concrete Additives Market’ report predicts that worldwide demand for cement and concrete additives will exceed US$25 billion by 2017.

Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd (TANESCO) has signed a power supply contract with Tanga Cement Company Ltd (TCCL), which is set to improve the latter’s production capacity.