
Cement producers win coal block auctions
Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement have won coal blocks in Madhya Pradesh and Ambuja Cement, respectively.
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Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement have won coal blocks in Madhya Pradesh and Ambuja Cement, respectively.

On 21 February, Holcim Lanka organised a free health camp for some 400 people who live in the communities around the Galle grinding plant.

The new infrastructure sustainability resource aims to help the supply chain meet the sustainability aspirations of both contractors and clients.

The UK concrete industry’s 7th Sustainability Performance report was launched at Ecobuild this week, indicating that progress has been made.

The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) has urged the government to end the loopholes that enable volumetric concrete mixers to sidestep HGV regulations.

Cemex shared its experience of successfully exporting goods to Maghreb, Northern Africa, at an Arex Network meeting in Aragon, Spain.

Devendra Mody, Industrial Director of Lafarge Tarmac, and Mark. H. Durkan, Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, have signed a Prosperity Agreement for the use of waste-derived fuels at the Cookstown cement plant.

With the commissioning of its new Chhattisgarh plant in the next three months, the Indian cement producer will reach capacity of 24 million t.

HeidelbergCement CEO Dr Bernd Scheifele told Bloomberg that Africa is an important part of the company’s ‘emerging markets exposure’.

A round-up of this week’s news from the global cement industry, from sustainability to new contracts.

The cement company and the NGO work together in many countries around the world to integrate biodiversity conservation into daily business operations.

The Greek cement company has reported net profit of €31 million for FY14, following a loss of €36 million in 2013.