
New earthquake-resistant concrete to be used in school retrofit
A new seismic-resistant concrete is to be used to retrofit schools in British Colombia, Canada, and Uttarakhand, India.
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A new seismic-resistant concrete is to be used to retrofit schools in British Colombia, Canada, and Uttarakhand, India.

FLSmidth recently hosted seminars in Lahore and Karachi to bring together key stakeholders in the Pakistani cement industry with experts from the Danish engineering company.

Loesche is to supply a vertical roller mill for coal grinding to a new cement plant in central Nepal.

Greek cement maker, Titan, has donated supplies of cement and aggregates, as well as equipment, to help rebuild areas around Athens hit by flash flooding.

Siemens’ Simotics IQ, its new Internet of Things concept for motors, offers greater availability and increased productivity.

Dangote Cement has commissioned its new Mfila cement plant in the Republic of the Congo.

LafargeHolcim’s Colombian subsidiary has been recognised for its promotion of the benefits of recycling and coprocessing waste.

Namibian cement producer, Ohorongo Cement, is to begin using tyre-derived fuels at its Sargberg cement plant.

AUMUND Fördertechnik has appointed Jens Müller as Managing Director with responsibility for finance and administrative functions of the company.

Domicem, a subsidiary of Colacem, has broken ground on a new solar farm to supply its plant in Dominican Republic.

Boosted by growth in Rwanda and Zimbabwe, as well as improved finance costs, PPC reported positive half-yearly results with a strong rise in net profits.

PPC has rejected a bid by Fairfax Africa Investments for a stake in the cement maker that would also have seen the company merge with rival, Afrisam.