Cement Sustainability Initiative Backs Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Concrete. By Mark S. Kuhar Industry representatives from both the cement and concrete sectors recently met in Medellín, Colombia, to initiate the development of a responsible sourcing scheme (RSS) for concrete. The meeting was held during the International Concrete Sustainability Conference organized by the Ibero-American Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (FIHP) and the National…
Read MoreCemex S.A.B. de C.V. has successfully completed the financing of Ventika, a project comprising the construction of two 126-MW wind farms in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. These wind farms will supply renewable energy to facilities belonging to FEMSA, DEACERO, Tecnológico de Monterrey and Cemex, under the self-supply scheme approved by the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission. More off-takers could be…
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SyncView software is a real-time visual factory information system that provides everyone – from operations to the extended supply chain and from the shop floor to the top floor – with a dynamic view of what is happening at every stage of the manufacturing process. The software offers complete transparency, ensuring that everyone is working from the same data and…
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Holcim (US) operates the largest single-kiln line cement-producing facility in the world: the Ste. Genevieve plant in Missouri. When the facility went on-stream in 2009, it required 28 large variable frequency drives (VFDs), with power ratings of 350 to 5,500 hp, to power its fans, mill drives and kiln drives. Ste. Genevieve produces hundreds of tons of cement per hour…
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The new, innovative Profi 75 TI and Profi 100 TI hoists offer SWL capacities of 75 and 100 metric tons (t), respectively. Existing products in the Profi range cover lift capacities from 550 lb. up to a full 60 t, ideally suited to engineering environments. These latest introductions, which incorporate savings in energy requirements as well as reductions in both weight and…
Read MoreIn order to consolidate and complement its network of operating assets in northern South America and the Caribbean, Cementos Argos has acquired Ciments Guyanais, which is owned equally by Lafarge and Holcim, for $68.9 million (50 million euros). The agreement includes a clinker grinding station – with a capacity of 200,000 tpy – and a port near the French Guiana…
Read MoreDangote 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.
Read MoreHeidelbergCement 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…
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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…
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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…
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