German cement market update
In recognition of Germany’s triumph at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, we take a look at how the country’s cement and related sectors are faring.
Stay up to date with the latest news and updates from the cement industry.
In recognition of Germany’s triumph at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, we take a look at how the country’s cement and related sectors are faring.
Domestic cement consumption in Morocco declined from almost 1.37 million t in June 2013 to 1.24 million t in June 2014.
Mikhailovcement saw an 18% y/y increase in cement output in the first half of 2014, while Nevyanskiy Cementnik recorded a 7% y/y increase in production in June 2014.
Weir Minerals introduces Enduron® SP series cone crushers, with fully automated adjustments and operations.
Iran exported over 5.07 million t of cement and clinker in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year.
The new plant, which will produce 1 million tpa of lime via eight kilns, is under construction in Oman’s Dhofar Governorate.
Reuters is reporting that the European Commission has filed a list of objections with Holcim and Cemex over concerns the proposed transaction would impede competition.
Loesche ThermoProzess has successfully integrated the company and has grown its sales by around 50% year-on-year.
Some of this week’s key cement sector news: LafargeHolcim divestments, construction statistics and industry appointments.
Domestic cement consumption dropped by 1.8% y/y in Argentina in June 2014; 1.25 million bags of cement were sold in Puerto Rico in May; the route of the US$40 billion Grand Canal of Nicaragua has been announced.
In May 2014, output in the construction industry was estimated to have fallen by 1.1% compared with April 2014, after increasing by 1.2% in April.
SRCL has opened an alternative treatment plant in Knowsley, UK, which will recover 100% of treated clinical waste as refuse-derived fuel for use in the cement sector.