Vietnam expects cement consumption to rise
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction forecasts 3% y/y increase in cement consumption, including exports, in 2014.
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Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction forecasts 3% y/y increase in cement consumption, including exports, in 2014.
Thermo Scientific’s LevelPRO and DensityPRO gauges offer precise non-contact density and level measurements of process materials in challenging industrial conditions.
Vulcan Materials Handling has completed the sale of its cement and concrete operations in Florida to Cementos Argos.
Ambuja Cements Ltd received the first runner up award at the Assocham CSR Excellence Awards, held during the 6th Global Corporate Social Responsibility Summit in New Delhi.
Reliance Cement Company (RCC) has announced its entry into Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest cement consuming states in the country, thereby expanding its footprint in the domestic market.
India’s Chettinad Cement Corporation is set to formalise the acquisition of Anjani Portland Cement, which will increase the company’s presence in the Andhra Pradesh market.
New report concludes that the use of coal combustion residues including coal flyash in concrete and flue gas desulfurization gypsum in wallboard offer environmental and economic benefits.
Lanzarote’s cement sales volumes grew 31.4% y/y in January 2014 to reach 2903.6 t.
Italian cement manufacturer Italcementi has announced plans to ‘strengthen and streamline’ its capital and group structure.
Latest figures from the AFCP reveal that domestic cement dispatches fell by 13.9% m/m and 3.1% y/y in the second month of 2014.
Commissioning is underway at Cemex’s South Ferriby cement facility, which was forced to temporarily close due to flooding in December 2013.
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Board has agreed to issue an environmental permit for UC Limited’s cement silo in Corradino, Malta.