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The CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2013 saw Indian cement producers, including Dalmia Bharat, ACC, Shree Cement, Ultratech and Amubja Cement, rewarded for their sustainability and environmental efforts.
Georgia exported 411 730 t of cement to Azerbaijan in January – November 2013; Russia’s Akhangarancement reports increased production levels during the period.
ARM Cements is waiting on board approval on plans to establish a plant in South Africa, while Habesha Cement has secured financing for its Chinese contractor.
The latest cement production and sales figures from Colombia and Ecuador.
In the year since its launch, Hope Construction Materials has achieved a £300 million turnover and sold 2 million m3 of concrete, 1.3 million t of cement and 4 million t of aggregates.
Eurocement has introduced a project for processing waste as an alternative fuel and new environmental measures have been implemented by its subsidaries, Oskolcement and Belgorodskiy Cement.
PT Semen Indonesia has predicted a 6% increase in cement sales for 2014 and is expanding its operations in the country through a new partnership with Krakatau Steel.
Myles Lee has retired as Group Chief Executive after 32 years with CRH. He is succeeded by Albert Manifold.
In order to comply with the listing regulations at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Dangote must raise its free float stake from less than 5% to 20% by October.
BNSF Logistics LLC, a member of the US-based Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC, has project managed the shipment of cement mill equipment from Turkey to North America.
FLSmidth will provide an 8000 tpd line for PT Semen Padang’s plant in Indarung, West Sumatra.
Technical perspective and the energy balance outlook are considered in the final part of this article from Cinar Ltd.