Dangote Cement Plc, one of Africa’s biggest producer of building materials and Nigeria’s largest company, is looking at expanding in three South American countries and has signed a preliminary joint-venture agreement with one company, Dangote Group Executive Director Devakumar Edwin said.
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HeidelbergCement Closes Books on 2013
HeidelbergCement said it has brought the 2013 financial year to a successful close despite a very challenging environment, particularly in the second half of the year. The decisive factors in this achievement were the group’s geographical positioning in countries experiencing solid economic development in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, in addition to successfully implemented price increases in major markets…
Read MoreMagtec Scrubbers for Particulate Removal
The TurboVenturi scrubber from Magtec provides high-efficiency removal of particulates with virtually no maintenance, the company said. Features include: The Turbotak Wet Scrubber is for gas streams containing acid gas and particulate. It uses Turbotak Atomizing Nozzles and controls contaminants in one system with minimal pressure drop, lower water usage and less maintenance than other systems, noted the company. Features…
Read MoreScantech Software For Raw Material Feed
Scantech’s Blendscan software controls the proportioning of raw material feed into stockpiles or raw mills to obtain the desired product quality while respecting process limitations and minimizing the total material cost. The software is used to automate and optimize quality control of conveyed materials. In the cement industry, Blendscan Pile Offline and Blendscan Pile Online optimize limestone or marl pre-blending while Blendscan…
Read MoreFLSmidth Opens Office in Colombia
FLSmidth is expanding its operations in the Colombian market through the establishment of a new office in the city of Barranquilla in the northern part of the country. The new office opened Jan. 1, and will bring FLSmidth closer to its customers on the Colombian market and strengthen local service offerings. The Barranquilla office is part of FLSmidth’s extended activities…
Read MoreChemCare and Lafarge Subsidiary Reach Alternative Fuel Milestone
Global chemical distributor Univar Inc. has shipped its 100 millionth gallon of fuel-quality waste for reuse from its waste chemical business, ChemCare, to Systech Environmental Corp., a subsidiary of Lafarge. The achievement is the result of a 25-year partnership in environmental waste management between the two companies.
Read MoreContinuous Kiln Monitoring
Raytek, a leading worldwide provider of infrared (IR) thermometry, has extended the capabilities of its CS210 process imaging system for cement kilns with optional, fully integrated 3D View and Refractory Management Database modules. This enhanced kiln shell scanning system enables cement manufacturers to avoid costly damage and unscheduled downtime by continuously monitoring rotary kilns to detect hot spots due to…
Read MoreLoop Powered Particulate Monitor
The model EM 30T is a reliable particulate emissions monitor and filter leak detector in a 2-wire loop powered transmitter configuration. The loop powered design is ideal for direct connection to PLCs and data loggers. EM 30T is available in a compact one-piece version and a two-piece configuration with remote electronics for high temperature or high pressure applications. The two-piece…
Read MoreSilica Proposal Sparks Industry Pushback
Millions of workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica each year in many industries, including construction, mining, abrasives, tunneling, quarrying, cement and concrete, glass making, foundries and steel production, sandblasting, hydraulic fracturing operations, silica flour production, and pottery production. Prolonged overexposure can cause silicosis, lung cancer and a host of other deadly illnesses, according to the U.S Department Of Labor.
Read MoreEssroc, Cemex Swap Assets
Essroc has acquired a cement terminal in Indianapolis from Cemex as part of an asset exchange that included Essroc’s bulk cement terminal in Charlotte, N.C. This transaction is a further strategic move for Essroc in its ongoing consolidation around core geographies and key operations.
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