Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. and subsidiaries, a leading Peruvian supplier of cement and construction materials, announced that it has begun commercial production from its new Piura facility.
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Cementos Argos Inaugurates Innovation Center
Located on the campus of EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia, the Argos Innovation Center is a sign of the company’s commitment toward the productive, competitive and sustainable growth of the industry, the region and the country, the company said. Through its Innovation Center, Argos wants to create a meeting place for the challenges of the cement and concrete industry and…
Read MoreDust Control System
Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) announced the industry’s first web-based system for fast, accurate and comprehensive dust collection diagnostics. The new GoldLink system provides round-the-clock access to dust collection operations by monitoring four preset analog inputs and 16 preset digital inputs. Designed for facilities that do not have building management systems, it is especially useful for companies with many remote…
Read MoreHybridPro Industrial Bag
Mondi launched a bag that offers weather protection and significantly extends the shelf life of its contents. The patent-pending HybridPro is a technically demanding combination of paper and plastic, and is suitable for many industries and applications, particularly construction materials.
Read MoreCemex LatAm Sales Down in Second Quarter
Cemex LatAm Holdings (CLH) announced that its consolidated net sales reached $394 million during the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of 11 percent versus the second quarter of 2014. This decline is mainly explained by currency fluctuations and lower sales in operations in Colombia, noted the company. Operating EBITDA, adjusted for the currency fluctuations, increased by 2 percent during…
Read MoreSenate Passes DRIVE Act
By a bipartisan vote of 65 to 34, the U.S. Senate passed a six-year surface transportation authorization. Passage of the “Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act” or the DRIVE Act represents a major step toward completion of a robust highway bill this fall. Co-sponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), David Vitter (R-La.), and…
Read MoreHolcim’s Half-Year Results Released
In the first half of 2015, Holcim generated higher cash flow from operating activities and increased net income supported by the gain from the divestment of the group’s minority shareholding in Siam City Cement (Thailand) in March. However, Holcim was faced with an overall challenging development as lower than anticipated demand in some markets caused volume declines in cement and impacted…
Read MoreCemex Dominican Republic Wins Court Case
The Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court overturned a San Pedro Civil Court ruling which ordered Cemex to pay the municipality of Quisqueya RD$893 million ($19.8 million), or 3 percent of the company´s gross income from 2011 to 2013, reported the Dominican Today.
Read MoreMartin Engineering Air Cannon Resolves Hopper Clogging
Martin Engineering designed an innovative solution to address ratholing and clogging of limestone dust in the main hopper at CRH Roadstone’s Waterford facility in Ireland. Before implementing the changes, limestone dust extracted from the quarry was screened and loaded into the hopper, where gradual build-up left just a center hole for discharge, seriously affecting production. Regular clearing of the obstruction…
Read MoreCemex to Boost Packing Capacity in Dominican Republic
Cemex announced a $6.0 million investment to increase the packing and palletizing capacity of its cement plant in San Pedro de Macoris (east), according to Dominican Today.
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