The Road to Recovery
Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association, USA, provides an overview of projections for the US economic recovery and its impact on the construction industry.
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Ed Sullivan, Portland Cement Association, USA, provides an overview of projections for the US economic recovery and its impact on the construction industry.
In the UK, the Mineral Products Association (MPA) is warning that proposals for the accelerated reduction of carbon emissions made in the fourth report of the Climate Change Committee and accepted by government are in danger of reducing the competitiveness of energy intensive industries in the UK.
North Sinai Cement’s Chairman predicts the Egyptian cement sector will expand production capacity by 30% by 2012.
The leading Australian cement and lime manufacturer predicts its full year profit to be on the same level as its 2010 result.
The new Sh.500 million plant will add between 2000 – 4000 tpd to the company’s current capacity.
A fight over cement markets in the Dominican Republic has drawn the Jamaican minister of Industry and Commerce into defending home-based exporter Caribbean Cement Company Ltd, whose quality standards have been contested in the rival market.
Increased domestic demand has meant the leading cement manufacturers in Taiwan saw their sales increase by over 15% year-on-year this April.
A recent hike in cement prices has left consumers disappointed and angry.
Building on a long-lasting partnership, Novoroscement has awarded FLSmidth a contract worth €55 million.
Lafarge has announced the sale of its cement and concrete assets in the southeast United States to the Colombia-based conglomerate Cementos Argos for an enterprise value of US$760 million.
Cimpor is to build an integrated clinker and cement plant in South Brazil. The plant, which is scheduled to start production in early 2014, will have a production capacity of 1.2 million tpa of cement.
The increasing cement prices across Nigeria in the last four months have left stakeholders concerned.