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Nigeria’s Ashaka Cement is investing around €513 million in the expansion of its Gombe plant, which will increase production capacity from approximately 1 million tpa to 4 million tpa.
The end of waste Quality Protocol (QP) for recycled gypsum from Waste Plasterboard has been revised.
Production of grey cement increased by 10.2% y/y in Colombia, according to statistics released by DANE. Domestic sales volumes also improved by 11.7% y/y during the month.
According to the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico, around 1.27 million bags of cement were sold in February, down 12.7% y/y.
Dangote Cement’s full year results show an impressive increase in revenue and profits and the continuation of its pan-African expansion programme.
EU stakeholders meet to discuss sustainable construction as part of the Concrete Initiative, which will be launched in May 2014.
Singha Cement’s state-of-the-art cement terminal is due for completion next year and Tokyo Cement undertakes a new environmental project to protect the Sri Lankan marine life.
Cemex UK launches Readybrick, which uses quarry dust that could otherwise go to landfill.
Some key facts on North America’s cement sector from World Cement’s April 2014 issue.
In the second part of this abridged article taken from the April 2014 issue of World Cement, Andy Winston, CLARCOR Industrial Air, discusses how improving control, operation and training can assist plants in complying with new NESHAP emission standards.
Andy Winston, CLARCOR Industrial Air, USA, outlines various methods plants can take to comply with the new NESHAP emissions standards in the first part of this abridged article taken from the World Cement April 2014 issue.
In the second part of this abridged article from World Cement’s April 2014 issue, Lafarge North America Inc. explains how upgrade work at the Ravena cement plant will enhance efficiency, competitiveness and environmental quality.