An update on construction and manufacturing in the US
IHS Global Insight has analysed the construction and manufacturing sectors in the US with a relatively positive outlook for the future
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IHS Global Insight has analysed the construction and manufacturing sectors in the US with a relatively positive outlook for the future
Novacem, the carbon negative cement company, today announced the first closing of its Green Cement Bond, together with the participation of Lafarge, the world leader in building materials, as the first subscriber.
Following constructive discussions with the mining industry, Australia's newly appointed prime minister, Julia Gillard, has moved to scrap the controversial Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT), replacing it with a Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).
Indian cement manufacturers have released their shipment and production figures for June. A range of results – both increases and decreases – have so far been reported.
These figures from the USGS show a general decrease in production and consumption of crushed stone, sand and gravel.
Cement production in India is forecast to increase by 10% this fiscal year, reaching 300 million t.
The strongest stock market in the Asia-Pacific region in global terms is not China or India, but Indonesia.
15 000 t of clinker has left the Cam Pha plant in Vietnam, bound for the Middle East.
Ohlsson International Ltd offers a brief overview of global dry bulk shipping trends.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €50 million to co-finance projects promoting Poland’s objectives of increased use of renewable energy and improved energy efficiency.
Hima Cement revealed that its US$ 108 million cement plant in western Uganda will be commissioned in October.
The Dangote Group has invested in a new packaging plant in Ghana and has positioned its subsidiary in Nigeria to become an export hub.