PPC to remain independent
PPC is to remain an independent company, after it rebuffed its final suitor, Swiss multinational, LafargeHolcim.
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PPC is to remain an independent company, after it rebuffed its final suitor, Swiss multinational, LafargeHolcim.
India’s largest cement maker, UltraTech Cement, has begun construction of a new greenfield plant in Pali, Rajasthan, with an innovative digital groundbreaking ceremony attended by the state’s Chief Minister.
Danfoss Drives has released the latest VLT AutomationDrive, developed to operate more reliably and intelligently in challenging environments.
Dalmia Cement – India’s fourth largest producer – has picked up six environmental awards for its plants Aliyalur and Dalmiapuram in Tamil Nadu.
Canadian company, Fairfax Africa Investments, has withdrawn its offer for a partial stake in PPC, effectively ending the chances of a merger between South Africa’s two largest cement makers, PPC and AfriSam.
A facility capable of processing around 1 million tpy of construction and demolition waste for reuse as aggregates in concrete production has opened close to the Colombian capital, Bogota.
The European Sack Group has released new handling recommendations for paper sacks, aimed as reducing paper sack damage at filing sites, distributors, and retailers.
Indian cement producer, UltraTech, is build a new greenfield cement plant in Rajasthan, in the north of India.
Mineral sizing specialist, MMD, has Juan Roberto Mena Blanco as its new General Manager for Mexico and Central America.
The construction sector should be at the centre of regulatory efforts to mitigate global carbon emissions, argues Bernard Mathieu of LafargeHolcim.
Adelaide Brighton has signed new gas and electricity contracts for the supply of energy to its South Australian operations.
Ireland-based building materials multination, CRH, has dropped its interest in acquiring South African cement maker, PPC.