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FLSmidth has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to design cement and mineral processing facilities, in order to improve processes control and increase efficiency.
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FLSmidth has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to design cement and mineral processing facilities, in order to improve processes control and increase efficiency.

Lafarge has released its financial results for 2010, which show sales increased in the full year and final quarter.

Lafarge SA and Anglo American plc announce their agreement to combine their cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and contracting businesses in the United Kingdom, comprising Lafarge Cement UK, Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete UK and Tarmac Limited.

KHD has been awarded an order to supply engineering and equipment supply for Askale Cimento´s new 3500 tpd kiln line at Van cement plant, Turkey.

Mole·Master Services Corporation, a leader in silo cleaning, inspection and preventative maintenance, has achieved another year with zero lost time accidents or injuries.

The Board of Directors and Executive Management of FLSmidth & Co. A/S have reviewed and approved the annual report for January to December 2010.

Burundi Cement Company has begun production at its cement plant in the north-west of the country and hopes to produce around 35 000 t in 2011.

Buzzi Unicem has acquired a cement storage dome and distribution terminal from Ozinga Bros. Inc. The terminal will add 30 000 t of cement capacity to the company's Mississippi River distribution chain.

Funding for small-scale solar, biomass and other carbon reduction projects in the UK could rise significantly if consistent reporting guidelines for these schemes can be agreed, a study from BRE Trust, owner of the UK’s leading building research body BRE showed.

Iran is to construct a 1 million tpa cement plant in Khaton Province, Iran, at an investment cost of US$ 500 million. It is scheduled for completion in one and a half years.

In November 2010, while the media was focused on the problems surrounding the demise of the Irish economy, and the knock-on effects this will have in the eurozone, the World Bank issued its EU10 Regular Economic Report.

January was a month of ups and downs for the Pakistani cement industry, which saw domestic sales increase by 7% month-on-month to 1.907 million t, while exports fell 20% m/m to 0.566 million t.