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Südbayerische Portland Zementwerk Gebr. Wiesböck & Co. GmbH is constructing the first German power plant to use hot waste gas from cement production to generate electricity.
Lehigh Cement’s Permanente plant, USA, recently announced plans to install new equipment as it aims to reduce mercury emissions by 25%.
Cemex has reached an agreement to sell seven aggregates quarries in Kentucky, and will supply cement for a hydroelectric plant in Panama.
Clearer rules and cleaner air are among the aims of the Industrial Emissions Directive approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday 7th July. The following is taken from the European Parliament website.
Phoenix Cement, Arizona, USA, has won support from the Clarkdale Town Council for a proposed solar field project at the Clarkdale plant.
TXI, formerly known as Texas Industries, is to permanently close four of its wet process kilns in Midlothian, Texas, USA.
According to reports, Cementos Argos SA has signed a contract to supply US$65 million in cement and other supplies to the Panama Canal expansion project.
CRH plc, the international building materials group, has issued this statement for the six months ended 30 June 2010. The Interim Results for 2010 are due to be announced on 24 August 2010.
Prosperity Minerals Holdings releases financial results for year ending 31st March 2010.
Holcim has revealed that it wants to modify plans for its proposed plant at Oamaru, New Zealand, and will maintain cement prices in the Philippines.
The concrete industry’s Sustainable Concrete Strategy has won the prestigious 2010 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards for Environmental Initiative.
Anglo American plc has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its interests in five undeveloped coal assets in Australia for A$580 million (approximately US$500 million) in cash.