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Geocycle helps Cement Australia to maximise alternative fuel recovery

09 July 2024, Published under Cement News

During 2023 Geocycle, in partnership with Cement Australia, managed to process approximately 60,000t of solid, liquid and gaseous industrial wastes. This resource was used safely and compliantly through the cement kilns located in Railton (Tasmania) and Gladstone (Queensland). The cement producer used approximately 25,036kl of industrial waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill and approximately 36,399kl of alternative fuel replacement was produced, while 39,419t of coal was re...

Adbri shareholders agree to CRH takeover

13 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Shareholders in Australia-based Adbri have given the green light to the takeover bid by Ireland’s CRH . According to The Australian, almost 98 per cent of the votes cast at a meeting held this week at Adbri were in favour of CRH’s acquisition of 57 per cent of Adbri shares. CRH first made a bid for the shares in December 2023, offering AUD3.20(US$2.13)/share, valuing the company at around AUD2.1bn (US$1.4bn). As part of the deal, Barro Group will retain its 43 per cent share of Adbri.  ...

Adbri releases EvoCem Type GL cement

31 May 2024, Published under Cement News

Adbri is proud to be Australia’s first manufacturer of lower-carbon general purpose limestone Type GL cement, a proven international cement technology.  Adbri EvoCem Type GL cement is produced locally in Southern Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Northern Territory, and has been tried and tested with over 500,000m³ of concrete placed using EvoCem in projects ranging from residential and commercial building to precast and post-tensioned concrete construction. All 50 US...

Boral to acquire Booyal Quarries

08 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Boral Ltd has agreed to acquire Booyal Quarries in the Wide Bay region in Queensland, Australia. The strategic acquisition will secure the supply of quarry materials to Boral customers and the company's integrated operations in Wide Bay. The Wide Bay region is a high-growth market underpinned by various large-scale infrastructure projects. "Booyal Quarries’ is a high-quality business with significant approved quarry reserves" claims Boral. It will secure a 20-year supply to Boral's integr...

Boral rejects Seven Group offer

20 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Boral Ltd has rejected an offer from Seven Group Holdings (SGH) saying it is “not fair and not reasonable.” Independent expert firm Grant Samuel & Associates assessed the fair market value of Boral shares to be in the range of AUD6.50-7.13/share, concluding that the offer from SGH of AUD5.96-6.19/share was below this range. SGH currently holds a 72 per cent stake in Boral. The offer, which totalled AUD 1.9bn (US$1.25bn)  was for the remaining shares in the company.  Commenting on the of...

Haver & Boecker and IBAU Hamburg upgrade Kwinana facility

20 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Cockburn Cement’s Kwinana facility has a new order with Haver & Boecker OHG and IBAU Hamburg of Germany. The upgrade will consolidate Cockburn Cement ’s Kwinana and Munster grinding operations into a single state-of-the-art, 1.5Mta purpose-built facility in Kwinana . Haver & Boecker’s bulk handling technology provider IBAU HAMBURG have been awarded the design, engineering and part of the procurement and supply contract of a wealth of key infrastructure upgrades. These upgrades includ...

Fremantle Port inflates new clinker dome

15 March 2024, Published under Cement News

Fremantle Ports has inflated a 40m-high cement clinker dome at its Kwinana Bulk Terminal in the Outer Harbour, marking the first time such a structure has been installed in Western Australia. Taking 24 hours to inflate, the giant white dome is the second of its type in Australia and is integral to Fremantle Ports’ new import circuit facility which will streamline the importation of clinker. The new clinker circuit project consists of the dome plus a covered conveyor network which will l...

Adbri reports 13% revenue rise in 2023

27 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Adbri Ltd has reported revenue of AUD1922.9m (US$1259m) in 2023, up 13.1 per cent from the AUD1700.3m seen in the previous year. Statutory EBITDA advanced 5.2 per cent YoY from AUD282.6m in 2022 to AUD297.4m the following year, with underlying EBITDA coming in at AUD311m in 2023, up 30.9 per cent YoY. Statutory net profit after tax in 2023 stood at AUD92.9m, down 9.5 per cent from AUD102.6m in the previous year, while underlying net profit after tax was up 43.8 per cent YoY over the same p...

Freehill Mining to supply Cementos Melón

14 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Australia-based Freehill Mining Ltd has secured a purchase order from Chile’s Cementos Melón with a gross sales value of approximately US$185,000. The purchase order is for the supply of material to Melón’s Coquimbo cement plant from Freehill’s 100 per cent-owned Yerbas Buenas project in Maule Region, Chile. The material will be delivered over a two-month period, likely to commence in mid-March 2024. Although the volume and price secured per cubic metre under this purchase order has no...

Holcim New Zealand appoint new EGM

01 February 2024, Published under Cement News

Michael Miller has been appointed Executive General Manager (EGM) for Holcim New Zealand. He has extensive management experience across a range of disciplines including sales and marketing, procurement, operations and logistics. From January 2024, Michael leads Holcim ’s team in Aotearoa New Zealand. He will continue to advance Holcim New Zealand’s role as a leading supplier of cement, aggregates and ready mixed concrete including the development of sustainable building products and solu...