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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.
Samuel Doria Medina has sold his controlling stake in Bolivian cement manufacturer Soboce to Holding Cementero S.A., part of Peru’s Grupo Gloria.
Domestic cement sales totalled 929 000 t in Peru in November, while dispatches were up 0.57% y/y in the first 11 months of 2014.
Bolivia’s Itacamba Cemento S.A. has ordered an MPS 3750 B raw mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its new cement plant in Yacuces.
State Rep. Peter Pettalia has requested that a Canadian government loan for the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant in Québec be reviewed for World Trade Organisation rules compliance.
Interested parties can now visit the conference website to sign up for the event, which is taking place in Toronto, Canada from 26 – 30 April.
On 13 December, Caricom Cement Company Incorporated commissioned its newly constructed cement manufacturing plant at Everton, Berbice.
Lime specialist Graymont has entered into an agreement with Holcim New Zealand and New Zealand Steel Limited to acquire their shares in McDonald’s Lime, and a formed a further agreement with Holcim to purchase its Taylor’s Lime assets.
Catch up with the latest international cement industry news via our weekly round-up, which includes the latest mergers and acquisitions news.
In the second part of this abridged article from World Cement’s December issue, Flexco talks through some quick solutions to problems facing belt conveyors, such as mistracking and spillage.