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First Waste Treatment Plant in Egypt Was Inaugurated This Week

Feb 27, 2014

Suez Cement and Italcementi s first waste treatment plant in Egypt was inaugurated this week. The project uses 45,000t of household waste to produce 35,000t of alternative fuel annually. Given Egypt s on-going fuel concerns the project will ...

Tags: Cement, Fuel, Suez Cement, Italcementi

Coalition to Launch Campaign for The Standardisation of Cement Production and Importation

Feb 26, 2014

A coalition of civil society groups and professional bodies in the construction industry is set to launch a major campaign for the standardisation of cement production and importation. Specifically, the coalition said it would call on the ...

Tags: Standardisation of Cement, good strength concrete, quality

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Issued 11 Warning Letters

Feb 13, 2014

In the first month of 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 11 warning letters to food manufacturers and processors. The first two warning letters of the year were delivered to a seafood processing facility in Hawaii and a ...

Tags: FDA, FOOD SAFETY

Eapcc Plans to Install a New Clinker Line and Mill to Lift Capacity by 2016

Jan 15, 2014

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), Kenya s third largest producer, is planning to install a new clinker line and mill to lift capacity by 2016, the company s CEO has said. EAPCC, in which Lafarge and Bamburi Cement have a 41 ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Cement

Stained Glass Windows Have Been Used Since 2,750 BC. Circa 1,100 AD

Jan 2, 2014

Mesopotamian potters discovered the method for making multi-colored opaque glass beads around 2,750 BC. Circa 1,100 AD, a window of colored glass was documented in Germany. Colored glass windows were used in churches, monasteries, and other ...

Tags: Stained Glass, Glass Windows

Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria PLC Plans to Sell About 40MW of Excess Electricity

Dec 4, 2013

Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc plans to sell about 40MW of excess electricity. The company uses only 40-50MW of the 90MW generated by its local power plant, Michael Awanayah, the company s general manager of business transformation, said ...

Tags: Construction

Pascal Lesoinne Denies a Cartel Exists in The Tanzanian Cement Market

Sep 10, 2013

Pascal Lesoinne, the chairman of the East African Cement Producers Association (EACPA), has denied that a cartel exists in the Tanzanian cement market. His comments arose at a press conference in Dar es Salaam following action by the ...

Tags: Construction, Cement

The 9th Shanghai International Energy-saving & Advanced Building Materials Exhibition

Aug 15, 2013

How will the eco-building materials and the sustainable construction affect our life after the World Expo? Shanghai Building Materials Industry Association and World Expo Group Shanghai Modern International Exhibition Company will ...

Tags: Footprints

Electricity Tariff Is Expected to Hit Cement Sector Profitability

Aug 7, 2013

The expected price hike in electricity rates is expected to hit the profitability, though very marginally, of those cement companies that solely rely on the national grid power and do not have Waste Heat (WH) technology, compared to those ...

Tags: Cement, Construction

Lafarge West Africa Has Paved The Way for a New Cement Plant to Commence Operations

Aug 7, 2013

Lafarge West Africa has reportedly signed an MoU with the Engu State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Nigeria, which paves the way for a new cement plant to commence operations next year. Speaking on behalf of the state, Dr Jude ...

Tags: Cement, Construction

French Cement Maker Lafarge Has Confirmed Its Goal to Cut It Further Below 9bn

Jul 30, 2013

French cement maker Lafarge has confirmed its goal to cut debt below €10bn ($13bn) this year, and said it would aim to cut it further below €9bn ($11.95bn) in 2014 as it seeks to regain its investment grade, Reuters has reported. ...

Tags: cement maker, Lafarge

Eleven Cement Companies Are Levied RS 669 Crore

Jul 10, 2013

Eleven cement companies will be forced to make a provision of Rs 669 crore in the June quarter for the Rs 6,698-crore penalty levied on them by the Competition Commission of India. In the cement price cartelisation case, the Supreme Court ...

Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration

USGBC Announced That 30 Respected Companies Showed Strong Commitment to Green Building

May 30, 2013

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is pleased to announce that more than 30 of the world’s most respected companies, ranging from banks and retail corporations to architecture firms and technology companies, are showing their ...

Tags: USGBC, Platinum Member

The Romanian Cement Market Declined 0.2 Percent in 2012

May 22, 2013

The Romanian cement market declined 0.2 percent in 2012 owing to bad weather and an unfavorable economic context, and this year seems no better as yet. Any growth by yearend will be small, and could only come from infrastructure investments ...

Tags: Cement, Construction

Mondi Stated That This Will Be The First Industrial Bags Plant to Be Based in Iraq

May 8, 2013

Mondi stated that this will be the first industrial bags plant to be based in Iraq and will serve the growing cement industry which is rebuilding the country. Together with local partner, Kaso Group, this Greenfield project is set to ...

Tags: Mondi, Bags Plant

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