Yara International to acquire the flue gas cleaning division of STRABAG SE
The move consolidates Yara’s position as a full-service emissions-to-air control company.
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The move consolidates Yara’s position as a full-service emissions-to-air control company.
According to the latest statistics from DANE, domestic cement dispatches and production levels increased by 4.3% and 15.9% y/y, respectively, in April 2014.
A review of cement standards has been underway following a spate of building collapses in the country, which have been attributed to the misuse of 32.5 grade cement.
Lafarge Republic, Inc. has launched a new cement variant to help reduce reconstruction costs in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda and the Bohol earthquake; Holcim Philippines builds a sustainable village for those affected by Typhoon Pablo.
Cement produced in Cemex’s Spanish plants will be distributed to the Italian market via Cementi Siciliani, which comprises a 4000 t storage facility in the Port of Augusta, Catania.
Gujarat Sidhee Cement and Gangotri Cement report a rise in sales for the January – March quarter.
Eurocement’s Russian subsidiares Mikhailovcement and Nevyanskiy Cementnik recorded an increase in cement production of 31.6% y/y and 16% y/y, respectively, in April 2014.
According to officials from Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue, the government is likely to raise the federal excise duty (FED) on cement by some Rs.100/t in the upcoming budget.
The deal includes manufacturing facilities and two product ranges; Volvo invested US$160 million on a cash and debt-free basis.
In the second part of this abridged article from the June 2014 issue, Ambuja Cements explains how new technologies have helped to improve supply chain efficiency.
St Marys Cement held a celebration yesterday marking the receipt of this award, which commends the plant’s considerable achievements in energy efficiency.
World Cement’s Editor Katherine Guenioui looks back on another successful IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference.