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BillerudKorsnäs wins Product Development award at Lafarge Global Supplier Awards 201403 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has recognised the work carried out in close partnership between its Lafarge Research Centre in Lyon and the BillerudKorsnäs Sack Lab Sweden for the development of a new packaging solution. Lafarge awarded seven suppliers under different categories after an evaluation of 75 global suppliers. Carlos Espina, Senior Vice President, Research and Development at Lafarge praised the Product Development award winner, stating: "The development is an exciting and enriching joint development ... |
US Jan-July shipments up 8% YoY02 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsTotal shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in July 2014 were 9Mt, up by about 11 per cent in July 2013, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows. Shipments for the year through July were 48.5Mt, up by about eight per cent from the same period of 2013. The leading Portland cement-producing states in July were Missouri, Texas, California. Michigan and Florida in descending order, accounting for 43 per cent of the total output. The leading consumin... |
Vietnam September output up 4% YoY02 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsVietnam is estimated to have produced 5Mt of cement in September, up four per cent from the previous month and nine per cent YoY, the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO) said. In the first nine months, the country’s cement output has risen 4.8 per cent YoY to 43.3Mt, the office said in its monthly cement report. The office has also revised down the country’s cement output in August to 4.8Mt from the earlier estimated figure of 5Mt. In 2013, Vietnam’s cement output hit 56.84M... |
JK Cement starts commercial production at Rajasthan unit02 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement has commenced production and dispatch of cement from its new cement manufacturing facilities at JK Cement Works, Mangrol, Chittorgarh district, in the state of Rajasthan. In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange the company said the new facility has a cement capacity of 1.5Mta. JK Cement is one of the largest cement manufacturers in north India. The company exports white cement to countries like South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, UAE and ... |
Sri Lanka: Lafarge Mahaweli concludes Health & Safety month02 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Mahaweli Cement concluded its annual Health & Safety month recently, with a number of activities held at their factory premises located within the Colombo port, Sri Lanka. The theme of this year's safety month was 'My actions, My impact: Our Progress' with special emphasis on zero accidents. During the month several training programs were carried out for employees, contractors, drivers and other stakeholders with external speakers within the industry sharing insights into road sa... |
Colombian cement demand up 17% in August01 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsColombia’s cement consumption saw a 17.2 per cent rise to 1.020Mt in August 2014 when compared with the same month of 2013, according to the national statistic office, Dane. Major growth was noted in Nariño (+84 per cent), Boyacá (+54.2 per cent), Magdalena (+46.2 per cent) and Huila (+37.6 per cent) although Cundinamarca and Antioquia also recorded substantial growth of 27.5 and 22.7 per cent, respectively. In the year to date, cement demand rose 11.5 per cent YoY to 7.77Mta with Norte d... |
Ghana cement prices expected to fall01 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsIf Ghana’s cedi continues to stabilise, prices of cement can be expected to fall, according to Morten Gade, managing director of Ghacem. Cement prices have increased rapidly in 2Q14 as erratic power supply and the depreciation of the cede against major foreign currency impacted on the value and availability of cement in the west African country. However, recent weeks have shown an appreciation of the cedi against major foreign currencies, prompting the call for a decrease in general g... |
Texas cement shipments in August up 15.2%01 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsAugust cement shipments in the US state of Texas advanced 15.2 per cent than in the same period of 2013, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Holcim saw its dispatches rise by 39 per cent in August and by 28 per cent in the first eight months of 2014. TXI saw its shipments advance by 26 per cent and Texas Lehigh by 21 per cent while Cemex sales flatlined and Alamo’s fell by 10 per cent. For 8M14, TXI, Cemex and Texas Lehigh dispatches increased by 18, six and five per ce... |
UK: Votorantim interest in Tarmac29 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim is understood to be planning a bid for a package of businesses being offloaded by Holcim and Lafarge, in an effort to seal a GBP32bn mega-merger that would include Tarmac, one of Britain’s largest companies. It is not known whether the Sâo Paulo-based company wants to buy all the assets being sold or cherry-pick parts in different countries. The disposals are expected to attract offers from other big players, including Ireland’s CRH and HeidelbergCement. The sell-off, valued at... |
Argos constructs new innovation centre29 September 2014, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has started construction of a new Argos Innovation Centre, in Medellín, Colombia. The project is being developed alongside EAFIT University and will become a new meeting place for Argos’ employees, researchers, academics and the community, focussed on the fundamental goal of contributing to the cement and concrete industry’s technological and sustainable development. This innovation centre will work on the cement and construction industry’s biggest challenges, under two main... |