Cement News tagged under: Spain
New cement type from olive stone ash and blastfurnace slag14 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsResearchers in Spain and Brazil have developed a new type of cement manufactured from olive stone ash and blastfurnace slag as a more sustainable alternative to currently-produced cements. The new cement has been created by researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) of Brazil, according to UPV sources. Dr Jordi Payá, researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology of Concrete (ICITECH) of the UPV, says that this n... |
Cementos Molins relocates registered address to Madrid23 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpanish cement producer Cementos Molins is moving its registered address from the town of Sant Vicenc del Horts in Catalonia to Madrid. Sources close to the step have said the reason for the move is the legal uncertainty in Catalonia. While the company’s plant will remain in Sant Vicenc del Horts, the publicly-traded copany and the group’s holding through which it channels its foreign investments will take up residence in Madrid. The company plans to invest EUR350m to expand its produ... |
Spain's cement industry in drive to reduce CO2 emissions 80% by 205018 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsAccording to a new report by Oficemen, the Spanish cement industry is undertaking steps to reduce its CO2 emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 when compared with 1990 as base year. In its “Roadmap of the Spanish cement industry for the reduction of carbon emissions by 2050”. Conventional means such as increased energy efficiency and co-processing will enable the sector to reduce its CO2 footprint by 35 per cent compared to the base year. The roadmap foresees improvements in thermal efficiency ... |
Joan Molins Amat new Cementos Molins President01 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsSpain-based Cementos Molins has appointed Joan Molins Amat as its new President following the passing of Casimiro Molins Ribot on 25 June. Joan Molins Amat was formerly First Vice-President of the company. The Group's Board of Directors assigned Joaquín Molins Gil as First Vice-President and Ana María Molins López-Rodó on his place as Second Vice-President. |
Oficemen names Jesús Ortiz as new president31 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsOficemen, the Spanish cement association, has appointed Jesús Ortiz as its new president. Mr Ortiz is currently CEO of HeidelbergCement in Spain. With a degree in Economics and Business Management from a French university, he succeeds Jaime haro. |
Portland Valderrivas generates EUR21m economic impact in 201626 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCementos Portland Valderrivas generated an economic impact of over EUR21m in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Spain, in 2016, as a result of the activities by its cement plant in this location, said the company in a statement. The figure is attributed to the contracting of services, the payment of taxes and salaries of some 200 workers directly employed by the company as well as other indirect jobs. “These figures confirm the company's commitment to the inhabitants of Alcalá de Guadaíra and its en... |
Sergio Martínez new plant manager at Holcim Carboneras17 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim España has appointed Sergio Martínez Hernández as new plant manager at the company’s Carboneras plant. With more than 24 years of experience in the company, Mr Martínez Hernández joined Holcim in 1993 after completing his industrial engineering degree at the ETSII in Madrid, Spain. Since the incorporation of Holcim into the LafargeHolcim Group, Martínez Hernández has been developing his professional career assuming different responsibilities as head of maintenance, head of pr... |
Positive trends in European construction recovery14 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe recovery in European construction activity appears to be making progress with improvements being seen in the housing segment in some key markets, while civil engineering activity is expected to pick up going forward. Eurostat's construction index shows that the downturn in activity for construction within the EU-28 brought on by the global financial crisis lasted longer than for the industry sector. Despite occasional short-lived periods of growth, the index of production for construct... |
Spain’s cement consumption increases 11% in 5M1711 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsCement consumption in Spain has increased 10.8 per cent YoY to 4,887,751t in the first five months of the year, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. A significantly-improved growth rate in May of 15.3 per cent has seen the latest monthly figure reach 1,101,046t and offset the decrease seen in April. If the current growth rate is maintained, it is expected that full-year demand will reach 12.3Mt. However, date for the rolling year from June 2016 to May 2017 show a m... |
Cementos Molins President passes away26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPresident of Cementos Molins, Casimiro Molins Ribot, passed away aged 97 on 25 June in Barcelona, Spain. He had been member of the company board of Sant Vicenç dels Horts for 71 years. In 1945 Mr Molins Ribot was appointed Board member and Secretary to the cement company which his grandfather, Juan Molins Parera, founded and led the Board since 1972. He was appointed President in 1986. Under his leadership, Cementos Molins consolidated the diversification of its business and its inter... |