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UltraTech receives 5-star ratings for 12 of its mines

09 August 2024, Published under Cement News

A total of 12 of UltraTech Cement Ltd’s limestone mines have been rated five-star for FY22-23 by Indian Bureau of Mines. The awards were given out on 7 August 2024 in New Delhi by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Shri G Kishan Reddy. At the programme marking the event, the minister congratulated UltraTech for its performance in all aspects of mining and contributing to India’s mining sector. The award ceremony was also graced by the Minister of State for Coal and Mines, Shri Satish Cha...

UCIL wins WCA grinding upgrade award

28 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Bangladesh-based Unique Cement Industries Ltd (UCIL) has won the World Cement Association Project Award 2023: Grinding Upgrade. The award reportedly recognises the innovative design of UCIL's grinding circuit to increase capacity and flexibility while reducing power consumption. UCIL is the only cement producer in Bangladesh to be a member of the World Cement Association (WCA). Three of the country’s most significant bridge projects - Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti - along with other mega i...

Carbon2Business project wins two awards at COP28

11 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim has received two awards at COP28 in Dubai, UAE, for its “Carbon2Business” project in Lägerdorf, Germany, in recognition of the scalability and breakthrough innovation of its carbon capture technologies.  The first award saw Holcim named by the COP28 Presidency as an "Energy Transition Changemaker", a title awarded to companies with game-changing innovative solutions that can be scaled to accelerate decarbonisation. For the second award, the Carbon2Business was selected as Germany’s “...

UltraTech Cement Ltd recognised by BSC International Safety Awards

12 May 2023, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd’ s five integrated units, one bulk terminal and one grinding unit have been recognised by the British Safety Council (BSC), winning awards for excellence in safety at the prestigious 65 th BSC International Safety Awards, 2023. The event to recognise the winners in India was held in Mumbai on 10 May 2023.   UltraTech’s integrated unit at Dhar Cement Works , as well as Pune Bulk Terminal have received a ‘Distinction’ grade during the awards, recognising the hard ...

13 UltraTech mines receive 5-star rating

14 March 2023, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced that 13 of its mines received five-star ratings for year 2021-22 from the Indian Bureau of Mines at the 75 th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Bureau of Mines. These are the highest number of five-star ratings awarded to any company in India across all sectors. Conceptualised by the Ministry of Mines, the star ratings are based on adoption of best practices for implementation of Sustainable Development Framework in mining. A five-star ratin...

PCA 2022 Energy and Environment Awards announced

02 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Winners of the Portland Cement Association's 2022 Energy and Environment Awards to recognise outstanding environmental and community relations have been announced. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental efforts completed in 2021. The winners include St Marys Cement 's  Charlevoix plant , Giant Cement , Buzzi Unicem 's  Chattanooga facility ,  CEMEX Balcones plant and  CalPortland ’s Oro Grande unit . St Marys Cement’s Charlevoix plant ...

Dangote wins three FMDQ awards

24 November 2022, Published under Cement News

Dangote Industries Ltd and Dangote Cement Plc have picked up three accolades at the FMDQ Gold Awards - ‘Largest Corporate Bond Lodgment on FMDG’, ’Most Trusted Brand of the Year’ and ‘Most Outstanding Conglomerate in Environmental Sustainability.’ According to FMDQ, the awards recognise excellence in the fixed incomes, currencies and derivatives markets. They also recognise resilience and agility of the Nigerian financial markets participants and acknowledge the valuable efforts of the ...

Orient Cement features in The Economic Times' Iconic Brands 2021

09 August 2021, Published under Cement News

Orient Cement, one of India’s leading cement manufacturers and home to brands Birla.A1 Premium Cement and Birla.A1 StrongCrete, has featured in the fourth edition of The Economic Times’ Iconic Brands 2021. Talking about the recognition, Deepak Khetrapal, MD and CEO, Orient Cement, expressed, "We are delighted that the quality of our products along with our superior customer service has been recognised. This is also an affirmation of our transparent and fair business practices, and the e...

Raysut Cement scoops Best Employer Brand awards

14 December 2020, Published under Cement News

Raysut Cement Company (RCC) has picked up seven awards and two Best Employer Brand Awards, one focussed on Oman companies and the other on GCC corporate entities. RCC’s CEO, Joey Ghose, won the ‘CEO of the Year’ honour at both the Oman Best Employer Awards 2020, held in October and GCC Best Employer Awards 2020 held in November.   The awards RCC picked up at the Oman Best Employer Brand Awards included recognitions for Promoting Health in the Workplace, Best Use of Technology for Trai...

PCA awards Beumer with Chairman's Manufacturing Performance Award

17 November 2020, Published under Cement News

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has named Beumer Group as the winner of the renowned Chairman's Manufacturing Performance Award 2020. Beumer Group was honoured for its alternative fuels and raw materials systems. "I am very honoured to receive this recognition on behalf of Beumer Group," said Brian Giese, director of Business Development, Conveying and Loading. "It demonstrates our commitment to support cement manufacturers in their efforts to make production greener and more sustai...