Mondi acquires industrial bag business in the US
Mondi is acquiring the US industrial bag and kraft paper business of Graphic Packaging International.
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Mondi is acquiring the US industrial bag and kraft paper business of Graphic Packaging International.
JK Lakshmi Cement’s new 2.7 million tpa manufacturing plant at Durg, located in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, will be commissioned by the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
Beumer has developed a new machine from the Beumer stretch hood model range.
According to the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico’s Economic Activity Index, 1.29 million bags of cement were sold in April 2014, down 17.5% y/y.
The Committee for European Construction Equipment is holding a congress on 16 – 17 October in Antwerp, Belgium.
The international awards are designed to recognise and celebrate successful health, safety and environmental practice.
May’s Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI® indicates continued growth although the pace of this slowed somewhat, with the index figure falling from 60.8 in April 2014 to 60 in May 2014.
Balan Velan, Scorpio Engineering Pvt. Ltd, India, outlines methods for effective and low cost cement distribution in India.
US construction spending figure for April is higher than March 2014 and April 2013 estimates, with private and public construction spending reaching US$686.5 billion and US$267 billion, respectively.
The output of India’s core industries improved by 4.2% in April 2014, with cement up 6.7%.
According to reports, net profit of India’s Saurashtra Cement increased by 103.76% y/y to Rs.18.42 crore in the quarter ended 31 March 2014.
Apprentices from Finning, one of the largest distributors of Cat equipment and power systems, have taken part in a workshop at Lafarge Tarmac’s Tunstead quarry in Derbyshire. The visit was for apprentices from the company’s Leeds and Chesterfield branches.