Titan America releases 2013 Integrated Annual Report
Titan America has published its 2013 Integrated Annual Report, which includes an overview of the company’s activities, business strategy and financial and non-financial performance.
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Titan America has published its 2013 Integrated Annual Report, which includes an overview of the company’s activities, business strategy and financial and non-financial performance.
The new carriers feature a MacGregor cement loading and unloading system with a rated capacity of 1000 tph and the first has already entered into service. MacGregor provides further information.
Paul Maxwell-Cook takes a look at the performance of the cement industry in the Middle East, where infrastructure projects are helping to drive demand.
Donn C. Thompson AIA, CGP, LEED AP BD+C. Director, Market Development, Portland Cement Association, discusses the need for stronger building codes.
To mark its 20th anniversary, Unicast, Inc. has launched a new initiative to raise funds for concrete housing construction projects in Haiti and the Philippines.
The Lafarge Canada plant in Nova Scotia plans to apply for a trial permit to burn plastic otherwise destined for landfill in a bid to lower coal use and reduce its environmental footprint.
A new programme in Juarez, Mexico, sees Cementos de Chihuahua donate cement to local groups in exchange for old tyres, helping to clean up the area while providing the plant with an alternative fuel source.
Despite core sector growth slowing to 2.3% in May 2014, India recorded 8.7% growth in cement production during the month, improving from 6.7% in April 2014.
In April 2014, total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico stood at 7.4 million t, an 11% y/y increase compared to the level recorded in April 2013.
Some key facts from the international cement industry to accompany the annual World Review, which featured in World Cement’s July 2014 issue.
Argos, one of Latin America’s biggest cement producers, has agreed a deal with SKF, whereby the latter will provide engineering products and services for Argos’ cement plant operations in Colombia.
Grey cement production increased by 15.3% y/y in Colombia in May 2014, while domestic dispatches improved by 14.7% y/y to reach more than 1 million t.