
Another partnership formed for blended cement
CalciTech Synthetic Minerals Europe Ltd announces cooperation agreement to study optimization of converting the waste stream from recycled paper production into clinker substitutes.
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CalciTech Synthetic Minerals Europe Ltd announces cooperation agreement to study optimization of converting the waste stream from recycled paper production into clinker substitutes.

The Latin American cement sector is slowly re-emerging as the region’s major economies are recovering. While macro-economic fundamentals have improved across the region and the major countries face a positive medium-term economic outlook, this article – précised from World Cement’s September issue – highlights the core regulatory and political risks ahead that will shape the future trajectory of the cement sector in the region.

The cement industry in the GCC countries suffered over 1H 2010 as a result of many major projects in the real estate industry cancelled due to the global recession.

European Investment Bank loans €75 million for a waste-to-energy project that will generate 90 MW heat and 50 MW electricity.

KHD has won contracts in Turkey and Syria, both scheduled for delivery next year.

China National Building Material Co Ltd (CNBM) has begun work on a US$250 million cement project in Iraq.

Press reports from India indicate that Holcim ASG has initiated the merger of its Indian subsidiaries, Ambuja Cements and ACC.

China Industrial Waste Management, Inc, has announced that its 90% owned Dalian Dongtai Industrial Waste Treatment Co Ltd has signed a waste management cooperation contract with Dalian Onoda Cement.

The new President of Colombia is not only determined to continue the transformation of his country that was started by his predecessor, but also to improve relations with its second biggest trading partner, Venezuela.

A technical agreement has been signed between Seven Circle (Bangladesh) Limited and Taiheiyo Cement.

Titan Cement has issued a statement detailing its financial results for 1H 2010. A précis of the statement follows here.

The Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to re-introduce its policy to support domestic cement producers, called the Cement Backward Integration policy.