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According to a recent report released by Freedonia, worldwide cement sales are predicted to expand by around 5.3% per year until 2017 and a rebound in cement consumption is forecast in North America and Western Europe.
Global Habitat Resources has purchased a 98% stake in MX Pozzolan S.A. de C.V, the owner of a perlite mine concession in Mexico.
Dangote Cement Plc has launched a new brand, Dangote 3X cement. The new 42.5R grade product will replace the existing brand in the Nigerian market.
Mantra Energy Alternatives and NORAM Engineering and BC Research Inc. have signed a contract to construct a pilot facility for the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (ERC) at Lafarge’s Richmond plant in British Columbia.
China Tianrui Group Cement Company Limited reported a 41.4% y/y improvement in cement sales and a 14.1% y/y increase in revenue for the year 2013.
Saudi Cement Company will remove kilns 1, 2 and 3 from its Holuf plant. After initially restarting the kilns in late 2012 to meet demand levels, these older kilns are no longer needed.
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd has announced that it will sell its 74% stake in Bokaro Jaypee Cement Ltd, located in Jharkhand, India, to Dalmia Cement.
In February, Lafarge Brazil inaugurated a new facility in Rio, which will produce some 500 000 t of cement this year and 750 000 t from 2015.
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd reported a 2.3% y/y increase in revenue and an 11.7% y/y improvement in cement sales volumes for 2013.
A joint venture between the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe and a Chinese corporation is nearing completion on a US$5 million upgrade project.
Univar Inc.’s waste chemical business, ChemCare, has shipped its 100 millionth gallon of fuel-quality waste to Systech Environmental Corporation. Used as an alternative fuel for cement kilns, this byproduct has produced the fuel equivalent of 400 000 t of coal and helped to manufacture 1.7 million t of cement.
Titan Cement Company S.A. has donated 500 t of cement to Kefalonia to help restore the island’s buildings following a series of earthquakes earlier this year. Meanwhile, the Hellenic Statistical Authority has reported growth for both the Production Index in Construction and in Industry.