
Ohorongo Cement reaches safety milestone
Namibian cement company, Ohoronge Cement, has reached 365 days without a lost-day injury.
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Namibian cement company, Ohoronge Cement, has reached 365 days without a lost-day injury.

The company’s Managing Director attributed the feat to a keen focus on safety and identifying potential incidents and mitigating them.

Strong results from Eastern Europe and positive signs in large Western European markets saw LafargeHolcim’s European earnings grow 3.7% in 2017.

In this Q&A, Dennis Todd and James Huey of Wear-Concepts look at developing wear and corrosion challenges in the cement industry – and how to overcome them.

Austrian company, Starlinger, is to present its AD*STAR sack technology at Chinaplas 2018 in Shanghai, China.

The global industrial construction sector sees recovery from increased growth in domestic demand in emerging markets.

Plans to cofire whole tyres at Lafarge Canada’s Brookfield plant in Nova Scotia are being challenged by local residents in court.

US building materials company, Martin Marietta, reported record revenues and earnings in 2017, despite lower volumes.

Cement and clinker sales at Buzzi Unicem were up 4.4% in 2017 on positive market trends in its European businesses, offsetting a weather-affected year in the US.

Gebr. Pfeiffer’s Regional Office Malaysia hosted over 100 participants at the recent Pfeiffer Panel in Kuala Lumpur.

Challenging market conditions in Southeast Asia more than offset positive results from elsewhere in Asia Pacific, resulting in a fall in earnings for LafargeHolcim in the region.

In an effort to accelerate its digitalisation process, FLSmidth has appointed a new Chief Digital Officer.