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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.
Before the start of COP15, the South African Presidency issued a statement declaring its commitment to achieving a successful outcome in Copenhagen. It outlined the country’s emissions targets and emphasised the need for financial and technological aid for developing countries.
ThyssenKrupp Foerdertechnik, Germany, have signed a contract to supply the Indonesian Semen Gresik Group with raw material processing technology in order to help them meet the expanding demand for cement in Indonesia.
Due to the current economic crisis and the situation in progress in the construction industry, Spanish cement producers have been obliged to take several measures in order to notably reduce costs. In light of this situation, Proquicesa decided to focus its R&D efforts on the development of an innovative family of grinding aids, adapted to the new requirements of cement producers.
In New Zealand, plans for Holcim’s new plant in Weston, Oamaru are now three years in, with no firm decisions made as yet.
Cemex has announced the closing of its offer to exchange Certificados Bursátiles into mandatorily convertible securities.
In the UK’s Pre-Budget Report 2009 it was announced that the climate change levy discount rate has been reduced from 80% to 65%.
The EPA issued a statement on Monday (7 December) that confirms the findings of its investigations into greenhouse gases and human health.
B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd has supplied Samson TM receiving units for Cemex UK’s Tilbury cement grinding plant in Essex.
Permission has been grated to extract from the large coal deposits in the North Sea via Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology.
The first batch of cement has left Florida’s Port Everglades heading for Panama, as part of Titan Cement’s export project.
Geo-Green CreteTM is to hit the small screen in a US television documentary about energy efficient homes.