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Atif Munir, Cement Pakistan Company, highlights the Pakistani cement industry’s existing performance and future role following the devastating floods in this article taken from the October issue of World Cement.
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Atif Munir, Cement Pakistan Company, highlights the Pakistani cement industry’s existing performance and future role following the devastating floods in this article taken from the October issue of World Cement.
Italcementi Group recently illustrated its medium/long-term growth guidelines, where innovative products will play an increasingly important role.
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) and the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) have developed guidelines for building codes that address high performance as well as conventional sustainable features.
The Danish company Fiberline has struck a deal with Holcim and the German company Zajons Logistik Entsorgungsgesellschaft (ZLE) to supply surplus GRP for thermal recycling in cement manufacture.
CJSC Inteco has chosen GE Jenbacher technology to power the reconstructed Verhnebakanskiy Cement plant in Russia.
Pretoria Portland Cement Company (PPC), South Africa, has reported that sales in South Africa and Botswana are still declining.
In India, plans are afoot to increase coal production by introducing a bill that will mean that the mines must share a portion of their profits with the locals.
Powitec has received an order to equip the no.3 kiln at Leube GmbH’s cement plant Salzburg, Austria.
Nigeria's cement industry is witnessing a stand off between local producers and importers with the introduction of a 35% levy on bulk cement importation quotas.
HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement with George Forrest in order to expand its cement production capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Holcim and Venezuela signed an agreement regarding Venezuela’s compensation for the nationalisation of Holcim Venezuela.
Polysius has been awarded a contract by CIA de Cimento Itambe, Brazil, to construct a 3000 tpd clinker line at the Balsa Nova plant, near Curitiba, southern Brazil.