Aditya Birla Group, parent company of UltraTech, has submitted a bid for the Brazilian and Philippine cement assets that global giants Holcim and Lafarge are planning to sell ahead of their merger in order to comply with anti-competition rules, reported the Times of India.
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Paraguay Seeks Financers for Plant Upgrade
Paraguay President Horacio Cartes met late last month with Edgardo Srodek of the KBR Group, executives from Holcim, and Jorge Méndez, the head of the country’s cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC), to discuss a new 4,000-tpd cement production line for INC’s Vallemí plant.
Read MoreCemex Plant Runs on Solar Energy
Cemex has launched a 1.5-megawatt solar power plant to supply renewable energy to its cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, according to the Dominican Today.
Read MoreMSHA Posts Fatal Accident Report
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has released its investigation report for the July 23 fatal accident at the Cemex Brooksville South Cement Plant in Florida.
Read MoreExhibitor Registration Open for Cement Technical Conference
The 57th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference will be held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto April 26-30, 2015. Every major cement manufacturer will be represented.
Read MoreCamfil APC Names New Global EVP
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC), a leading global manufacturer of dust, fume and mist collection equipment, announced that Alan O’Connell has been appointed executive vice president in charge of worldwide operations. He replaces Lee Morgan, who will resign as Camfil APC president after remaining onboard through the end of the year to ensure a smooth management transition. O’Connell is uniquely…
Read MoreLafarge Plant ‘Viable’ Solution for Fracking Wastewater
The Lafarge Brookfield plant in Nova Scotia has been deemed a “viable disposal solution” for getting rid of treated hydraulic fracturing wastewater being held in storage ponds at Atlantic Industrial Services (AIS) in Debert, reported the Truro Daily News. The pilot project, approved last April by the Nova Scotia Department of Environment, permitted the transport of 2 million liters of treated wastewater from the AIS…
Read MoreLehigh Southwest Considers Solid Waste for Alternative Fuel
Kern County Environmental Health conducted a public information meeting on Nov. 20 to discuss a plan by Lehigh Southwest Cement to begin burning trash at its facility, reported the Tehachapi News. The proposed plan, which requires a permit from Kern County, Calif., would allow Lehigh to import pre-screened and processed solid waste to its facility.
Read MorePCA Elects Lafarge CEO as New Chairman
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) Board of Directors elected John Stull, president and CEO of Lafarge North America Inc., as chairman of the association during its recent Fall Board meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Cemex USA President Karl Watson, Jr. was named vice-chairman.
Read MoreCalPortland Plant Honored for Energy Efficient Operations
The CalPortland Co. cement plant in Rillito, Ariz., received the Energy Efficiency Award from the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine as part of the 2014 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards. The Energy Efficiency Award recognizes a plant’s energy planning, applications of efficiency technologies and practices, and climate change mitigation efforts. The Rillito cement plant performed a Department of Energy in Plant Training…
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