Nigeria’s cement production surpasses South Africa
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the largest producer of cement in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the largest producer of cement in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In January – October 2013, cement sales increased by 8% y/y and 2.7% y/y in Peru and Colombia, respectively.
Cemex was selected as winner of the construction sector category in the 2013 Eagles of the Polish Construction Industry Awards.
Using information from a survey conducted amongst the top 80 machine tools original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has published a new report that reveals the importance of asset finance within the machine tools industry.
MVW Lechtenberg & Partner, Germany, and Tridiagonal Solutions, India, have signed a cooperation agreement for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions in the cement and lime industries.
Portugese cement manufacturer Cimpor has reported a quarterly record for the company’s turnover and an all-time record for EBITDA in the third quarter of 2013.
CIDB Holdings Sdn Bhd and Lafarge Cement Sdn Bhd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to enhance construction standards and sustainable building practices in Malaysia.
Martin Engineering describes its role in the upgrade of a materials handling system at a US cement plant.
Italcementi’s Indian subsidiary has begun construction of a new cement grinding facility in a bid to meet growing demand in Maharashtra.
Loesche, together with CALA Aufbereitungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, has installed and developed the first dry processing plant for stainless steel slag for the Belgian company RECOVAL.
Buzzi Unicem USA has announced major expansion plans for the Maryneal cement plant in Texas.
World Cement’s Katherine Guenioui spoke to John Midea, CEO of Resco, about the importance of safety within an organisation. This is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the December 2013 issue of World Cement.