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MPA publishes long-term aggregate demand and supply study for GB31 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe Mineral Products Association (MPA) has set out long-term aggregate demand and supply scenarios for Great Britain (GB) level until 2030. Launched at the joint Royal Town Planning Institute/Mineral Products Association Mineral Planning Conference held on 24 May at the NEC in Birmingham, the study aims to provide industry and industry stakeholders with indications of the potential volumes of aggregates that may be needed to satisfy future demand, reflecting the UK's needs for constr... |
Paraguay: INC welcomes Senate move on cement use31 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe president of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC), Jorge Méndez, has welcomed the approval granted by the country’s Senate of a bill that establishes the use of domestic cement in road construction. Mr Méndez said if the initiative is also passed in the National Congress and accepted by the government, it will contribute to the growth of the country not only in terms of benefits to its citizens, but will contribute to maintaining the country’s currency stock as the cement wi... |
Colombian market contracts 15%30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn April 2017 cement consumption in Colombia fell 14.9 per cent to 0.9Mt from 1.058Mt in April 2017, according to Colombia’s statistics office, Dane. Sales across all distribution channels slipped with construction companies and contractors requiring 19.1 per cent less, ready-mix companies 16.6 per cent lower volumes and a 12 per cent reduction at retail level. In terms of departments, the key regions of Bogotá noted a 15 per cent reduction in demand, Antioquia -9.8 per cent and Santa... |
Dalmia Cement supplies India's longest bridge30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has supplied 17,000t of high-quality cement for the construction of the Dhola-Sadiya bridge connecting Arunachal Pradesh to Assam, which was inaugurated on Friday by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Realised through a consortium of companies, Dhola-Sadiya is India's longest bridge, spanning a distance of 9.15km across the Brahmaputra river. It is located 540km from Guwahati in Assam and 300km from Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The aerial distance to the Chin... |
Jamaica Labour Ministry intervenes in Carib Cement unrest30 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsJamaica's Ministry of Labour has intervened following industrial action by workers at Caribbean Cement Company over the company's wage offer, local media report. Ministry officials entered a meeting with union representatives after workers at the company’s Rockfort plant protested on Friday morning. Workers believe that the offer of a three per cent increase in year one and four per cent increase in the second year is too low and are calling for a rise of no less than seven per cent. G... |
Pakistan Economic Survey forecasts growth in cement industry26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe performance of the Pakistan cement industry has been remained encouraging and recorded good growth in the fiscal year to-date. Going forward, the prospects continue to be bright, according to the recently-released Pakistan Economic Survey 2016-17, as the government identifies locations for future investment in the cement sector. The new survey, published yesterday, shows that growth in the cement sector has been underpinned by robust domestic demand, which has enabled local producers ... |
Holcim Philippines capacity to reach 10Mta by 2Q-end26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines Inc said its production capacity is expected to reach 10Mta by the end of the second quarter through upgrades to its plants at Mabini and Norzagaray. Holcim Philippines Chief Operating Officer, Sapna Sood, said in an interview with The Standard (Philippines) debottlenecking of existing cement facilities would add 2Mta of capacity. “We certainly had a project where we were looking at all of that safety, debottlenecking. That is near completion. To be completed at the ... |
Lafarge Cement rules out compulsory redundancy if transport fleet is removed26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement has ruled out compulsory redundancy if it removes its transport fleet at the company’s Cauldon works in the UK, according to local press reports. Concerns have been raised that the Cauldon Works is to dispose of its transport fleet, which comprises around 30 drivers and 20 lorries, and contract the work out. However, a spokeswoman for Lafarge Cement in Cauldon said no decision had been made, but she ruled out any compulsory redundancies. A statement issued to the Post & T... |
Caribbean Cement donates bags of cement for flood victims26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCaribbean Cement has donated 3000 bags of cement bearing market value of JMD3.2m (US$ 24,598) to Jamaica's Office of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) on Tuesday for the assistance of flood victims. The ODPEM will have responsibility in the distribution of the cement. Sophia Lowe-Pinnock, corporate communication and public relations manager at Carib Cement, told The Gleaner that the decision to donate the item arrived out of a previous meeting with Prime Ministe... |
Cemex participates in Moselle Lock expansion in Germany26 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsCemex is supplying approximately 58,000m 3 of concrete for the second lock chamber of the Moselle River in Trier, Germany. Between 2014 and 2017, after over 50 years of continuous operation, 10 locks on the Moselle River in Germany were gradually expanded with a second chamber. To ensure uninterrupted casting, CEMEX Germany supplied almost 60,000m 3 of concrete utilising a mobile mixing plant located just 500m from the job site. The mobile plant’s 3m 3 -twin shaft mixer achieved ... |