Cement News tagged under: Germany
HeidelbergCement advances in Asia and Africa, but does less well in Europe07 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe preliminary figures from HeidelbergCement show an 8.7 per cent advance in turnover last year to €14,020m, or by 4.2 per cent on a comparative basis. EBITDA improved by a more modest 6.7 per cent to €2477m and the trading profit advanced by 9.5 per cent to €1613m, or by 5.6 per cent adjusting for currency movements and changes in the scope of consolidation. The number of employees declined by 1.1 per cent to 51,966, as a reduction of around people 1200 in North America and Europe was par... |
Dyckerhoff improves cement profits in Russia and the USA04 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPreliminary figures from the Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Dyckerhoff show turnover edging ahead by 0.2 per cent to €1603m in 2012. Of this, 37 per cent was generated in Germany, 39 per cent in Eastern Europe and Russia, 11 per cent in the Benelux and 13 per cent in the United States. Group cement deliveries were 2.4 per cent lower at 15.53m tonnes, while ready-mixed concrete volumes were 7.3 per cent lower at 7.32Mm³. ... |
Loesche acquires majority stake in aixprocess and aixergee, Germany01 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsLoesche announced it has acquired the majority of stakes in the aixprocess and aixergee engineering companies based in Aachen, Germany. aixergee GmbH is specialised in the optimisation of production processes in the cement industry and well-established internationally in the areas of alternative fuel firing, performance improvement, emissions reduction and stabilisation of plant operation. aixergee GmbH combines industry-specific knowledge with numerical computation methods customised to ... |
Euro area construction output down 0.4 per cent in November18 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsConstruction output in the 17-nation euro area decreased 0.4 per cent in November according to first estimates released by Eurostat. In Germany, Europe’s largest economy, November construction advanced one per cent from a month earlier, while Spain gained 1.2 per cent, according to today’s report. However, these gains were offset by falls in France and Italy, where output dropped 0.5 per cent and 3.4 per cent, respectively. In the 27-nation EU, construction fell 0.9 per cent from October... |
HeidelbergCement rises on upgrade for debt - report20 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement AG jumped the most in more than four months after MainFirst Bank AG analysts predicted the company will regain an investment-grade credit rating next year, according to a report by Bloomberg. HeidelbergCement rose as much as 5.5 per cent to 46.48 euros, the steepest intraday gain since 3 August and the biggest move today on Germany’s benchmark DAX Index. The stock, which was trading up 5.3 percent at 1:15pm in Frankfurt, has jumped 42 perc ent this year, valuing the company... |
Euroconstruct downgrades European construction forecasts16 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsEuroconstruct has reduced its forecasts for European construction output for both for this year and next, with a slow recovery expected for 2014. The forecasts released at its twice-yearly conference for the 19 countries under its coverage contain significantly reduced estimates compared to those published in June 2012. The research group now expects the volume of European construction output to decline by 4.7 per cent this year, 2.6 percentage points (pp) lower than it predicted six mont... |
New laboratory automation system for Wotan Zement, Germany29 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsFor the quality monitoring and control of their cement products, Portlandzementwerk Wotan decided to install a new laboratory automation system from ThyssenKrupp Polysius. As from spring 2013, the POLAB ACT will replace the existing POLAB system which has been in service at the company's Üxheim plant since 1993. In addition, a pneumatic tube dispatch station for cement is being installed at the plant. |
Buzzi Unicem to lift stake in Dyckerhoff to 96.6%27 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsGerman cement producer Dyckerhoff AG said its parent company Buzzi Unicem SpA had agreed to buy additional ordinary and preferred shares in it, raising its total share capital in the firm by 3.6 per cent to 96.6 per cent. Dyckerhoff did not reveal the value of the transaction but specified that during the current year and including the most recent agreement Buzzi Unicem had bought shares in it for some EUR71.7m. As a shareholder of at least 95 per cent of Dyckerhoff, Buzzi Unicem is ent... |
Schwenk invests EUR20m in grinding unit23 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsGermany’s Schwenk Zement will invest EUR20m in a new grinding plant, which is slated to work more efficiently, with lower energy requirement and reduced noise levels. Part of the equipment at the Allmending works is 30-40 years old, said works manager Jürgen Thormann, including a tube ball mill. As a result, the company will invest in a new unit – a roller mill. It is expected that work on the foundations will start this year, with the new mill entering operation in 2014. |
Loesche mill increases lignite dust production by 0.5Mta22 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsGermany’s Loesche GmbH commissioned the new coal mill, type LM 28.3D at RWE Power AG’s Ville/Berrenrath plant. The new vertical roller mill will cover the increasing demand for lignite dust. Loesche not only delivered the technology and complete process equipment but also prepared the complete mill building as the general contractor. The new mill is expected to increase the production of pulverised lignite dust by 0.5Mta. |