
Eagle Materials appoints COO
Michael Haack has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer at Eagle Materials, reporting to Steve Rowley.
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Michael Haack has been appointed to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer at Eagle Materials, reporting to Steve Rowley.

According to DANE, dispatches of grey cement on Colombia’s domestic market reached around 1.09 million t in October and 9.95 million t in the first ten months of the year.

Cement output fell 1% in India this October, but was up 8.1% y/y for the April – October period.

Cement plants in three northeast provinces will shut for four months starting 1 December to help reduce overcapacity and air pollution.

The certification audit showed that the quality management system at JSC Nevyanskiy Cementnik meets the requirements of GOST ISO 9001-2011.

The Mexican cement giant has announced plans to restart the expansion project, which will bring cement capacity to 7.6 million tpa by 2017.

The new Premium mobile Prisec™ Impactor offers high flexibility and performance as a primary or secondary crusher.

Holcim Ecuador is modernising its Guayaquil plant with the help of a loan from Corporación Andina de Fomento.

Holcim has received the final installment of the compensation due for the nationalisation of its operations in Venezuela.

Working in conjunction with the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), Holcim has developed an old quarry into an educational forest.

Raysut Cement and Oman Cement have warned their operational costs will increase next year following the Ministry of Oil and Gas’ decision to raise gas prices.

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