
In defence of blue skies
China’s “Blue Sky Defence” action plant is having a broad impact on industrial polluters in the country, including the cement industry, which faces a tightening of emissions limits.
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China’s “Blue Sky Defence” action plant is having a broad impact on industrial polluters in the country, including the cement industry, which faces a tightening of emissions limits.

German engineering company Loesche, has supplied two vertical roller mills for Seven Circle Bangladesh Ltd., and Shun Shing Cement Mills Ltd., two cement manufacturers based in Bangladesh.

The strong euro has dented TITAN Group’s 1H18 results, weighing down turnover and earnings. Profits were higher, however, rising 11.1%.

CEMEX, a global building materials company, has announced that its net income has increased during its 2Q18 by 32% on a year-on-year basis.

LafargeHolcim has reported revenue growth of 6.2% in 2Q18, although higher costs weighed on earnings.

Green’s new modelling service is to optimise the design of waste heat recovery systems for cement plants.

Holcim Mexico is launching Holcim Prefacem and Holcim Superce, two new cement solutions for the Mexican market.

Schenck Process, the global market leader in measuring and process technology solutions, has released the latest generation of its SENSiQ® WB weighbeam technology.

Hermann Trollius GmbH will increase capacity at its Lauterhofen lime plant with the support of Gebr. Pfeiffer.

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Timber is growing in popularity as a building material, even of high-rise structures. But arguments in its favour are often overstated, argues William Larson of the Pacific Northwest Building Resiliency Coalition.

HeidelbergCement Georgia has ceased production on one of its kiln lines, as domestic production is undercut by low-cost Iranian imports surge.