Wärtsilä to supply power plants to multiple Eurocement plants
Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply 11 industrial power plants to Eurocement’s Russian facilities as part of the cement manufacturer’s modernisation programme.
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Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply 11 industrial power plants to Eurocement’s Russian facilities as part of the cement manufacturer’s modernisation programme.
According to reports, the industry ministry of Turkmenistan has announced plans to build a greenfield cement plant in a resource-rich region of the country.
Ultratech Cement has assured local press that the cancellation of the mining lease for limestone mines owned by a company subsidiary in the Nagaur District of Rajasthan will not impact production.
Mr Kennedy joins the Board from 1 January 2015 as a non-executive Director.
The Mineral Products Association’s Sustainable Development Report aims to provide greater transparency of the industry’s sustainability performance.
Titan America’s Roanoke and Pennsuco cement plants have been recertified by the Wildlife Habitat Council under the ‘Wildlife at Work’ category.
Scientists have presented maps based on data collected by NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2. During its 2-year mission, the OCO-2 is tasked with locating sources of CO2 on Earth, as well as carbon storage places.
A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international cement industry, from expansion projects in Costa Rica to new contracts in India.
Cemex Latam Holdings has announced plans to increase the production capacity of its Colorado plant in Costa Rica to 1.1 million tpy by 2017.
Dalmia Cement is increasing its presence in eastern India, announcing that it will serve the markets in Jharkhand, Bihar and Bengal with PSC produced at the Bokaro cement plant.
In October 2014, production in construction grew by 1.4% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU28 compared with October 2013.
Shree Cement has contracted Petron Engineering Construction to carry out civil construction work for a packing plant extension and flyash unloading system at Bangur Cement.