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22.07.2022 12:21National Cement Inaugurates $300M Ragland Expansion
Vicat Group subsidiary National Cement Co. of Alabama staged a ribbon cutting of a new production line at its Ragland, Ala. plant on July 21, capping a two-year, $300 million project that will increase plant capacity to 2 million tpy and help lower the company’s carbon footprint by at least 40%.
Region: USA
CEMEX Philippines asserts its commitment to a better future through building a multibillion-peso new integrated cement line in its Solid Cement Plant in Antipolo City, Rizal.
Region: Philippines
20.07.2022 15:17CEMEX unveils next generation cement packaging
At CEMEX UK’s Rugby Cement plant, a new state-of-the-art bagging line is now operational. Two new lines are now working alongside a recently installed paper bagging line, utilising the very best technology that exists globally, to pack 25kg of cement into weatherproof bags. The new bagging line investment is part of the company’s bolt-on investment strategy and allows CEMEX to reinforce availability and service for packed products in the UK market.
Region: Great Britain
Lehigh Hanson, Inc., is pleased to announce that its Lehigh Cement plant in Union Bridge, Md., will fully transition from producing ordinary portland cement to EcoCem®PLC as its primary product by no later than January 2023. The Union Bridge plant is currently the company’s largest cement plant in North America.
Region: USA
19.07.2022 15:24Carbon Clean awards FEED contract to KBR
Carbon Clean, a global leader in cost-effective carbon capture solutions, announced today that it has awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract to global engineering experts, KBR, for a groundbreaking carbon capture project at CEMEX’s Rüdersdorf plant in Germany.
Region: Germany
19.07.2022 10:03Mannok Becomes Corporate Member of WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today that Republic of Ireland’s Mannok Cement has joined the global network as a Corporate Member.
Region: Great Britain
Holcim signed an agreement with Ol-Trans, the leader in ready-mix concrete in the Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia area, to acquire its five concrete plants. With 2022 estimated net sales of CHF 27 million, the transaction will strengthen Holcim’s local ready-mix concrete network and firmly establish it as the leader in Northern Poland.
Region: Poland