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The US Geological Society has issued a statement regarding the performance of gypsum in terms of consumption and demand in October 2009. Generally there was an improvement in consumption month-on-month, although the year-on-year performance is still poor.
At the recent commissioning of a second clinker line at Lafarge India’s Sonadih plant, Lafarge Chariman and CEO, Mr Bruno Lafont disclosed details regarding the company’s future plans in India.
Footprints belonging to unknown 397-million-year-old tetrapods have been discovered in a disused quarry in Poland.
The Yanicoogina mine in Western Australia has become the first mine in the country to produce 50 million tpa.
CRH has released its updated statement for trading in 2009
Taiwan’s leading cement producer is set to become a major player in southern China.
News of licences in Egypt, progress in Ghana, expansion in Ethiopia and contracts in Kenya.
At the conclusion of the Copenhagen Climate Change conference, countries are now committing to new targets concerning CO2 emissions.
The Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has launched a €3.86 billion takeover bid for Portugal’s biggest cement producer.
Results have been released from the USGS concerning the production of gypsum in September 2009.
On 17 December, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development led a meeting between business leaders and ministers from developed and developing countries to discuss the contribution of business in the global fight against climate change.
October 2009 was the 41st consecutive month where cement shipments were lower than in the corresponding month last year, and although the construction industry is showing signs of improving, nonresidential construction does not look so healthy.