Global viewpoint: the cement markets in East and West Europe
Paul Maxwell-Cook turns his attention to Europe’s cement industry as demand slowly picks up in certain areas.
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Paul Maxwell-Cook turns his attention to Europe’s cement industry as demand slowly picks up in certain areas.
Symtek SAS, which specialises in material analysis for a number of industrial sectors, is celebrating 20 years since its founding in 1994.
Shipments of limestone and cement by US-flag lakers fell y/y in May 2014; the CAC releases industry statistics for 2012; the sector responds to the planned divestment of Holcim assets in Canada.
In part two of this summary of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project interim report, the three pillars of decarbonization are discussed.
The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project interim report has been released and highlights energy efficiency and conservation, low-carbon electricity and fuel switching as pillars of decarbonization.
Dirk Hoke and Shri M S Mehta have been named as the new Chief Executive Officers of Siemens Large Drives Business Unit and Reliance Infrastructure Limited, respectively.
Eight partnership pacts covering clean coal technology and carbon capture and storage have been signed between the two countries ahead of two days of high-level bilateral talks.
Mexico’s Cementos Fortaleza held an official inauguration ceremony for the 1 million tpa plant in Hidalgo, which is expected to increase from 80% production to full capacity by the end of the year.
A consortium of local investors and a UK backer have approached Aventas Manufacturing Group to acquire the construction industry supplies and packaging businesses of the Quinn group.
The Novotroitsk cement plant has opted for the services of Russian Railways Logistics, a subsidiary of RZD Holding, switching quarry-to-plant raw material transport from truck to rail.
Over to North America now, as Paul Maxwell-Cook discusses how construction market performance is affecting the cement industry in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Infrastructure projects and real estate demand are driving cement consumption in Kenya. The National Bureau of Statistics is reporting an average monthly increase of more than 100 000 t y/y.