
Vulcan Materials names new CEO
Vulcan Materials Limited’s Board of Directors has named J. Thomas Hill President and CEO.
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Vulcan Materials Limited’s Board of Directors has named J. Thomas Hill President and CEO.

Aggregate Industries has been triumphant at the JLL Property triathlon, winning the King Sturge Cup for the third time in four years.

According to Peruvian cement association ASOCEM, its member companies dispatched 847 982 t of cement on the national market in June 2014.

Martin Marietta has completed its purchase of Texas Industries, Inc. The combined company has a market capitalisation of approximately US$8.8 billion.

The board of Pakistan’s Lucky Cement is recommending shareholders approve a US$200 million investment in a coal-fired power plant in Karachi.

A report on the progress of the US-China Climate Change Working Group shows progress in the existing five initiatives and plans for further cooperation.

Oman Arab Bank has signed new banking facilities for Oman Cement Company's cement mill no. 5, while Saudi Cement Company releases its 2Q14 results.

According to the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI® Report, the rise was supported by sharp new order growth, which led to increases in employment and purchasing activity.

France’s Vicat Group has purchased Sagar Cements’ stake in Vicat Sagar Cement Company, which operates a 3 million tpa plant in North Karnataka.

New Zealand First has issued a press release, detailing its concerns over the standard of imported cement.

In the second part of this article, K. N. Rao, Environment and Energy Conservation, and R. Nand Kumar, ACC Limited, take a look at the steam Rankine cycle, organic Rankine cycle and the Kalina process.

Lafarge’s AshakaCem is reportedly fast-tracking its N100 billion expansion project in the northeast of Nigeria.