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Egypt’s first privately owned wind farm is to be built by Italcementi in the Gulf of Suez.

In this paper Gian Luca Guerrini – CTG Italcementi Group, Italy, briefly reviews the situation with photocatalytic cementitious materials and their current applications in the building sector.

In this paper Gian Luca Guerrini – CTG Italcementi Group, Italy, briefly reviews the situation with photocatalytic cementitious materials and their current applications in the building sector.

It is evident that the cement industry is constantly being examined by various authorities. This interference comes in many forms. In Europe, it is the custom to allow the European Commission to ‘attack’ the cement manufacturers always probing alleged anti-competitive behaviour.

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd plans to spend RMB 830 million in acquiring two cement plants.

Vicat, France, is in the advanced stages of buyout discussions with Bharathi Cement, India.

Lafarge’s cement plant in Ontario, Canada, is implementing a scheme to plant multiple energy crops in a bid to reduce its carbon emissions.

Staten Island Terminal has been granted US$28 million funding for the construction of a cement import and distribution facility.

Cement sales in the Philippines rose by 11.2% in 2009 on the back of increased election spending and high levels of construction following Tropical Storms.

West China Cement’s Yangxian cement plant is fully commissioned and running at full production capacity.

Figures are in for cement shipments in March, showing the Indian industry is still on a path to double-digit growth for the year. Buoyed by demand from infrastructure projects and residential building projects, the industry hit growth of 10.48% for FY2009/10, according to reports.

Dangote Cement’s Benue Cement Company has posted a massive 205% increase in profits for FY2009.