
Cement factsheet: China and the Far East
The regional report in World Cement’s February 2015 issue includes an infographic on China and the Far East.
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The regional report in World Cement’s February 2015 issue includes an infographic on China and the Far East.

The ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp have reported 1% and 4.3% y/y growth in throughput for 2014, while provisional figures suggest a 1.4% y/y rise in transhipment for the Port of Amsterdam.

St Marys Cement has received county approval for a proposal to upgrade the Charlevoix plant in northern Michigan; Dixon waits for news.

The Aumund Group has expanded the reach of its after-sales service network with the establishment of a new service centre in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

A number of cement producers are supporting the Concrete Industry Management programme’s 10th annual auction at World of Concrete.

Bedeschi will supply a storage system and a crushing group for the Primavera project at Votorantim’s plant in Curimba, Brazil.

Dalmia Cement’s Ariyalur plant in Tamil Nadu, India, has been awarded the FICCI 'Safety Systems Excellence Awards 2014 for the Manufacturing Sector'.

The fund will help to enhance health and safety standards, and support skills development in the construction industry.

Sales grew more than 7% for the Pakistani company in the July – December period.

The UK’s Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has announced that Hanson Cement will become a member of the organisation, effective 1 February 2015.

The Norm cement plant in Azerbaijan reached its estimated production capacity within six months of commencing operations, and is now investing in increasing its product range.

Turkey’s Medcem Global Pazarlama AS has ordered a third road-mobile unloader from Siwertell, which will discharge cement at a rated capacity of 300 tph.