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UK producers of construction and industrial mineral products have called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to level the playing field with EU competitors, reduce energy costs and increase certainty to boost investment ahead of his Spring forecast statement (23 March 2022).
The company has announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Pachler as General Manager. Robert Pachler succeeded Alexander Lederer and assumed responsibilities in January 2022.
Greg Bierie, Benetech, explains how a quarry operation in the state of Washington was worked to improve its workplace safety, achieve air quality compliance and perform maintenance with ease.
The company pledges to have 25% of its senior roles filled by women by 2025 to help bridge the gender pay gap.
In March 2022, Holcim’s cement plant in Höver is to begin using refuse-derived fuel Renotherm®.
The hydrogen fuel cells combine hydrogen (stored on-board the vehicle) and oxygen (from the atmosphere) to generate electricity that powers the vehicle.
The construction industry in Indonesia is expected to record a growth of 7.2% in real terms in 2022, surpassing the pre-pandemic output levels, according to GlobalData.
The company has announced that following its successful restart of one kiln at its CPN cement plant in northwest Mexico in 2021, it is now recommissioning a second kiln at the plant.
Mr Parth Jindal and Mr Deepak Khetrapal have been elected to hold the positions for two years commencing 2022 to 2024.
The plant, which is being built in cooperation with the Andritz Group, is scheduled to go into operation by the end of June 2022.
In comments submitted to the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), the Portland Cement Association (PCA) stated that federal policy and support is vital to accelerate the deployment of technologies that can decarbonise the US industrial sector.
The company has announced it is now distributing Type IL lower-carbon cement from its storage and distribution facility located at the Port of Newark, New Jersey.