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West African grinding goals

11 December 2017, Published under Cement News

The construction of three Cim Metal cement grinding plants in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire is expected to significantly improve cement supply to this area of west Africa. A key part in the building and commissioning of these game-changing facilities was played by German-Swiss grinding specialist Intercem. By Intercem Engineering, Germany. Cimfaso's Ouagadougo plant in Burkino Faso was Cim Metal's first step in improving cement supply in the west African country Wit...

Holcim Philippines, Robinson Land sign cement supply contract

17 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Holcim Philippines will support the expansion of the Philippines’ leading real estate developer, Robinsons Land Corp (RLC) as it provides cement to 44 projects to be built by RLC by 2019. The cement producer will supply 19m bags of its general purpose cement Excel, masonry cement Wallright and high-performance infrastructure cement  4X for the construction of RLC projects such as office and residential buildings, malls and hotels in key urban areas in the country.

The battle for Michigan & Ohio

05 December 2012, Published under Cement News

The US states of Michigan and Ohio are textbook examples of the country’s struggle to adapt to globalisation and rapid economic development of countries such as China and the BRICs. As jobs in manufacturing went abroad and people moved away from the area, construction activity declined and cement consumption followed. However, more recent figures are providing some hope looking forward. Rob Roy, ROI Economic Consulting, provides a market outlook. Michigan and Ohio are expected to note...