Cement News tagged under: corporate
Spain: Matteo Rozzanigo appointed new president of AFCA24 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsMatteo Rozzanigo, CEO of the Spanish arm of FYM-Italcementi, has been appointed as new president of the Andalusian cement producers’ association (AFCA). Mr Rozzanigo graduated from the Universidad Politécnica de Milán as industrial engineer and held posts mainly in Italcementi as Near East Director and also held directorships in International Development and Near East Development. He succeeds Isidoro Miranda, CEO of Lafarge Holcim Spain. AFCA includes key Andalusian cement companies such ... |
CRH meets with Sinoma Group24 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsJohn Watkins, country director China of CRH met with Peng Jianxin, president of Sinoma Ltd, on 18 November 2015. During the meeting both sides exchanged views on the current situation of China's regional cement industry, the prospects for the international market in the building materials industry and the further strengthening of cooperation between the two sides, Sinoma stated on its website. |
Anti-trust authority approves Buzzi deal23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsItaly's Antitrust Authority has approved Buzzi Unicem's offer to purchase the SACCI business unit and informed the Italian cement producer that it will not to open an investigation about the purchase transaction of SACCI SpA (SACCI). Buzzi Unicem is now clear to proceed further with the acquisition. The Buzzi Unicem offer remains under review by SACCI and the bodies of the composition proceedings initiated by SACCI. The outcome of the Buzzi Unicem offer depends on the development of the afo... |
USA: Lehigh Hanson EPA hat-trick23 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsLehigh Hanson Inc announced that three of its cement plants have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR certification for 2015. The company’s cement manufacturing plants in Leeds (AL), Union Bridge (MD) and Glens Falls (NY) perform within the top 25 per cent of cement plants nationwide for energy efficiency and meet the EPA's strict energy efficiency performance levels. This is the third-consecutive year the Union Bridge plant has received ENERGY S... |
St Marys Cement modernises kiln22 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim-owned St Marys Cement is proposing a US$130m kiln modernisation project at its Charlevoix, Michigan, USA, plant. The project will lead to lower emissions, improved efficiency and increased production. The expansion will see capacity increase from 1.4Mta to 2Mta. At present the cement producer is working through the permitting process, but it expects the upgraded pyroprocessing section to start up in 2Q2017. “In April of 2017, we plan on starting up this new modernised kiln sys... |
Ethiopia: Habesha’s new plant project shows steady progress22 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsPPC recently announced that construction at the 1.4Mta works of Habesha Cement, Ethiopia, is well underway with overall project progress estimated at around 52 per cent. Civil construction at the plant, which will serve the Addis Ababa market, is 45 per cent complete and mechanical erection has started. Some 90 per cent of equipment has been manufactured to date and 70 per cent of this has been delivered to site, according to the South African parent company, which holds a 51 per cent sta... |
Cementos Cosmos celebrates three accident-free years22 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsSpain’s Cementos Cosmos is celebrating three years without accidents among its workers. The Córdoba works has implemented several preventative measures over this period and its parent company, Votorantim Cimentos, has invested more than EUR1m in equipment and training to improve the company’s health and safety record. Occupational safety and health are a priority for the group, which has implemented out various prevention and awareness initiatives. For instance, the Córdoba works has init... |
Italcementi sells Italgen and BravoSolution to parent21 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsIn connection with the agreement between its parent Italmobiliare and HeidelbergCement announced by Italmobiliare on 28 July 2015, the Italcementi Board of Directors today approved the sale to Italmobiliare of a number of non-core assets.These include Italcementi's current equity investments in renewable energy (Italgen) and in e-procurement (BravoSolution), as well as a property located in central Rome. The consideration for the non-core assets has been determined on the basis of an overall... |
Thailand’s SCG to invest US$200m in Cambodia building materials sector21 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsSiam Cement Group (SCG) will invest US$200m to expand its operations in Cambodia between 2016-20. The company will focus on the cement and building materials sectors, which have strong potential to grow amid the Cambodian government's policy of ramping up infrastructure projects, said Kan Trakukhoon, president and CEO of SCG. "SCG sees Cambodia as one of the more interesting Asean members, with a high economic growth rate," Mr Trakulhoon said. |
UltraTech appoints K K Maheshwari as MD21 December 2015, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement appoints K K Maheshwari as Managing Director and Additional Director for a period of four with effect from 1 April 2016. Mr Maheshwari is a chartered accountant with over 38 years of experience. He will succeed O P Puranmalka who will step down as MD on 31 March 2016. |