Construction risk index shows signs of improvement
According to Timetric’s construction risk index, the overall level of risk facing the global construction industry eased in 2Q15.
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According to Timetric’s construction risk index, the overall level of risk facing the global construction industry eased in 2Q15.
Cementos Moctezuma has ordered a state-of-the-art LM 53.3+3 C cement mill, including COPE gearbox, from Loesche.
Biberci Insaat is set to use Loesche’s LM 56.3+3 vertical roller mill for its first cement production facility in Konya, Turkey.
Volvo CE has collaborated with several Swedish institutions on a project that will develop new technologies for the construction equipment industry.
Barbour ABI has announced recent figures, which show that the UK’s construction sector shrank by 0.8% between March and April 2015.
Søren Holm Christensen is set to take over from Jesper Knudsen as Managing Director of Unicon A/S as of September 2015.
A new US bill will increase highway spending by US$8 billion which will be used to fund the expansion of roads, highways and bridges.
The US Department of Energy has released the report ‘Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency’, focusing on industrial end-use energy efficiency, industrial demand response and industrial combined heat and power.
In a resolution passed by environment MEPs, binding waste-reduction targets, revamped ecodesign legislation and measures to break the link between growth and the use of natural resources were all emphasised as principal demands.
Analysts are warning that cement demand in India may not see a real pick up until FY17, meaning cement producers could be in for a slow year.
The recent price increase of around 10% is attributed to the continued depreciation of the cedi against the dollar.
China’s Xinle Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract for a 6700 t bulk cement carrier.