Cement News tagged under: Germany
Intercem Engineering receives order for secondary fuel dosing system07 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsIntercem has been commissioned to optimise the secondary fuel dosing system in a German cement plant. The scope of delivery includes the following items: disassembly on site, refurbishment of the trough chain conveyors still to be used, construction of a new bunker and installation of the refurbished screws. Intercem secondary fuel dosing unit for German cement plant This combination of new and refurbished parts ensures that the costs for the customer can be kept as low as p... |
LafargeHolcim makes two ready-mix acquisitions05 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced the acquisition of US-based Transit Mix Concrete Co on 1 February 2019. As part of the transaction, the company will take ownership of seven ready-mix concrete plants and a sand quarry. Furthermore, in January 2019, LafargeHolcim acquired the precast and ready-mix businesses of Alfons Greten Betonwerk in northern Germany. As a result, the company added one precast and one ready-mix plant in Lower Saxony to its operations. "In line with our Strategy 2022 – 'Build... |
HeidelbergCement04 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has sold, or agreed the sale of, a number of assets. These include a 50 per cent interest in Ciment Quėbec, land in the Cairo area that used to have a cement works and a minority stake in Syria. The agreed sale of the activities in the Ukraine include one integrated cement works, one grinding plant, two quarries and two ready-mixed concrete batching plants. In total, these disposals add up to in excess of EUR150m. |
The intelligent enterprise28 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsIn a commoditised business such as cement, companies are using lean, intelligent processes to enable efficient production and timely delivery. Optimising processes and operations presents an opportunity for producers to gain an edge. The intelligent enterprise provides a rapid and cost-effective route to optimisation. By Folkert Haag, SAP, Germany. In a commoditised business, the most cost-effective route to optimisation is to become a data-driven intelligent enterprise, with effic... |
HeidelbergCement updates on portfolio optimisation15 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has reported that it closed the divestment of its 50 per cent share in Ciment Québec and its minority participation in Syria in December 2018. In addition, a former cement plant area in the Cairo metropolitan area, Egypt, has been auctioned and the divestment of its Ukrainian business has been signed. The closure of both the latter transactions is expected to occur in 2019. These divestments have a total value exceeding EUR150m and is expected to have a slightly positive e... |
Spenner Zement orders new grinding plant14 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsSpenner Zement in Westphalia, Germany, has commissioned Christian Pfeiffer for the construction of a grinding plant at its main site in Erwitte. In addition to the grinding plant, the EPC project also includes the planning of steel and concrete constructions as well as electrical switchgears. The heart of the efficient plant for the production of cements is the ball mill with the dimensions 4.4m x 14m and the cross-flow rotating cage separator QDK 187-Z. Christian Pfeiffer is also respon... |
Durability of composite cements with calcined clay13 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsComposite cements are clinker efficient and play an important role in reducing CO 2 emissions from cement manufacturing. To assure their correct application in concrete, their performance in concrete has to be demonstrated, especially with regard to durability under different concrete exposure conditions. As part of a long-term research programme, such cements made of different calcined clays were used in conventional concrete mixtures and tested for their resistance to carbonation, chlorid... |
Holcim Süddeutschland plans glass waste use as ARM10 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Süddeutschland plans to use glass waste as alternative raw material in the production of cement at its cement plant in Dotternhausen, Germany. The cement producer has submitted an application to the local Tübingen for the storage of 625t of glass at the facility. The space will be created in the warehouse that currently stores roofing boards. The glass waste, which will come from a waste glass processing plant in Bad Wurzach, will be used to substitute clay and will be used at a m... |
HeidelbergCement reports rise in revenues and earnings for 3Q1808 November 2018, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement saw a 7.2 per cent rise in revenues to EUR4.943bn in 3Q18 from EUR4.61bn in the year-ago period. EBITDA fell 6.3 per cent to EUR750m in July-September 2018 from EUR800m in July-September 2017 while net profit increased by 12 per cent to EUR580m from EUR518m in the year-ago period. HeidelbergCement reported a five per cent rise in cement and clinker sales to 35.1Mt in the third quarter of 2018 from 33.4Mt in 3Q17. Following adjustment for the disposal of its US white cement... |
Bilfinger awarded Bardon Hill contract by Aggregate Industries29 October 2018, Published under Cement NewsBilfinger, a Germany-based industrial services provider, has won an order from Aggregate Industries to assist with the expansion of Bardon Hill quarry in the UK. The contract includes the development, delivery, installation and networking of the electrical infrastructure of the many components and technology platforms required for the project, according to a press release. "The expansion of the quarry at Bardon Hill is one of the most ambitious projects being pursued in the European cement... |