
MPA strengthens team with new appointments
The Mineral Products Association has appointed three new professionals to strengthen its core team following the merger with British Precast.
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The Mineral Products Association has appointed three new professionals to strengthen its core team following the merger with British Precast.

At Bloomberg's The Year Ahead event, Holcim and Bloomberg Media announced the first ‘Circular Cities Barometer,’ a new custom content collaboration that explores circular cities.

Mr. Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India, Holcim Group and Managing Director & CEO, Ambuja Cements Ltd, presents his perspective on the cement industry’s contribution to a circular economy.

The company recently held its annual initiative intended to get all employees focused on health and safety.

Fives FCB and Sococim Industries (a subsidiary of the French cement group Vicat) have signed a contract for the supply of the new Rufisque Plant 6500 tpd clinker production line, Senegal.

Fernando Dueñas, CEMENGAL, details the supply of a cement mill modular grinding plant for Cementos MELON S.A in Punta Arenas, Southern Chile.

The company has successfully issued two sustainability-linked bonds in the Swiss franc market, with climate action at the heart of its financing strategy.

The company delivered the concrete for this project and provided pumping and management services through its CEMEX Go digital platform.

The company has received an upgrade in its credit rating outlook, going from ‘Stable’ to ‘Positive’ according to Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency.

PTB offers a broad range of high-performance building solutions from adhesives and specialty mortars to finishings, adding to Holcim’s specialty systems portfolio in Europe.

Those interested in cement production can now access three different w&p locations via computer or smartphone.

Daniel Hansted-Martin, HASLE Refractories, describes the benefits of precast modular refractory lining and reviews its role in sustainable cement production.