Semen Indonesia plans power plant and Vietnamese expansion
The Indonesian cement manufacturer is considering adding a power plant to its expanding Indarung facility and has announced plans to expand its Vietnamese capacity.
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The Indonesian cement manufacturer is considering adding a power plant to its expanding Indarung facility and has announced plans to expand its Vietnamese capacity.
CeraTech has signed up for the challenge organised by Architecture 2030, which will see it target embodied carbon-equivalent footprint reduction goals.
Asia Cement Corp is planning to increase its market share in the Chinese cities of Wuhan, Nanchang, Jiujiang, Chengdu and Yangzhou to over 30% through mergers and acquisitions.
A selection of news highlights from Jaiprakash Associates, JK Cement Ltd, Lafarge and Holcim.
Loesche has won an award for training and talent management best practice in the ‘Production: small and medium-sized enterprises’ category at the German Education Awards.
Dispatches of Portland cement, including exports, increased by 2.6% m/m in May 2014 in Argentina, but contracted by 8.5% y/y.
CEMBUREAU’s Activity Report 2013 is now available, giving an overview of the European cement association’s activities and achievements over the year.
Hector T. B. Medeiros, Sergio E.A. Filho, Clara E. Mata, and Mikaella B. Oliveira, 3M, discuss the use of glass microspheres (or bubbles) in the cementing and completions process.
The Ghacem Cement Foundation (GCF) has delivered free bags of cement to around 300 health and educational Institutions in southern Ghana to aid their infrastructural development.
The UK Mineral Products Association held its 5th Annual Members’ General Assembly in London, where it launched the latest edition of its ‘Facts at a Glance’ booklet.
According to the Vietnam National Cement Association, domestic cement consumption in the first five months of 2014 increased by 9.3% y/y to 20.42 million t.
New Road Transport and Highways Minister is reported to be looking into long-term supply arrangements with major cement producers for the construction of concrete roads.