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According to a statement, the Angola-based Kwanza Sul Cement Factory is planning to raise its output capacity from 4,200tonnes/day to 4,500tonnes/day either in short or medium term.

The company has been in operation since February 2014, and it is producing cement under the Yetu brand from its facility built on a site of 14,000 hectares, the statement further added.

Egypt-based Amreyah Cement has awarded a turnkey contract to Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik.

Under the deal, the company will be required to deliver and build two identical horizontal ball mills with an effective grinding length of 6.75m and a diameter of 3.4m and a 3m-long integrated drying chamber.

Work on the construction is due to start soon and is scheduled for completion within a year.

In order to rebuild the devastated north-eastern region of Nigeria, Lafarge Africa has committed to accelerate the ongoing NGN 100 billion (US$502.77 million/€458.1 million) expansion of cement manufacturing company AshakaCem's new and existing plants and coal-fired captive power plant.

AshakaCem's production capacity will increase from 1 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes.

Meanwhile, Lafarge Africa is also interested in collaborating with a Presidential Initiative for the North-East (PINE) for redeve

The Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) recently hosted a health and safety seminar for cement block makers from Dar es Salaam.
A total of 250 attendees participated in the seminar where they were exposed to knowledge on health and safety as well as quality and boosting efficiency at the work place.
TPCC noted that it will hold more such training seminars in the future to foster awareness on the importance of quality and safety at the workplace among personnel in the cement sector of Tanzania.

Topcon Positioning Group announces the appointment of Adam Olivier as regional sales manager for South Africa. In his new role, Olivier will be responsible managing and maintaining the distribution for the geopositioning portfolio, as well as developing new opportunities in the region.

"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Adam to the Topcon family," said Francois Erceau, vice president the GeoPositioning Solutions Group in Europe. "His experience within the industry, and local knowledge will add a ne

CRH, the globally renowned construction materials producer, is reportedly looking to spend nearly US$900 million to purchase the second largest aggregate producer in South Korea, Tongyang Cement and Energy. The company is working with Goldman Sachs to make the bid, according to The Irish Examiner.

CRH chief executive Albert Manifold said in May 2015 that the company has the strongest acquisition pipeline it’s had for a long time. And the company is taking advantage of it with a separate potential deal i

Superior Industries, a major U.S. manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material handling systems and their related components, has appointed management company Vega-Pro as its new, exclusive conveying and washing dealer for the Russian Federation. The appointment will see Vega-Pro will market, sell and service Superior’s full line of bulk material conveying and washing equipment.

“After our seven year existing partnership, we determined it was the right time to officially make Vega-Pro a contracted S

Egyptian company Arabian Cement has commissioned the latest addition to its alternative fuel processing machinery at its Hot Disc plant located in the Suez governorate.

The equipment is said to allow Arabian Cement’s plant to rely completely on coal and alternative fuel to run its operations. It also enables the plant to operate its kilns using alternative fuel materials directly without the need to pre-treat them, it added.

“Use of alternative fuel is expected to result in reducing emissions by appro

Ash Grove Cement Company says its Louisville, Nebraska, USA plant manager has signed an agreement extending the use of an on-site building to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab Inc. (NWRI). The agreement gives the rescue centre space at US$10 per year for the diverse wildlife they receive. Ash Grove first made the building available to the organisation in 2010.

“We are happy to provide a home to the centre’s staff and volunteers, and the orphaned and injured wildlife they care for,” said Louisville pla

Sandvik Construction has appointed Lutze Group as its new distributor for Stationary Crushing & Screening equipment throughout the Benelux region. The company will not only be supplying a comprehensive range of crushing and screening products, but will also be providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service.

The Swedish crushing and screening giant’s customers throughout the Benelux will be able to benefit from even greater levels of support through the company’s new distribut

South African company Sephaku Cement recorded a 36% rise in revenue in the year to March 2015, followed by 39% in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to ZAR 139mn (US$11.34 million).
The Nigerian-backed cement producer further reported its operating profit up 44% to ZAR 109 million, followed by 57% in profit before tax to ZAR 72 million on a year-on-year basis, and a net profit of ZAR 47 million.
At the same time, Sephaku Cement registered an annual growth of 29% in sales

Volvo Construction Equipment sales region EMEA’s Volvo Days, the company’s flagship event for customers and press, has proved a big success.

Volvo Days was first held in 1958 and has grown since then to become the most significant annual event in Volvo CE’s calendar with some 7,000 guests attending this year.

The event allowed invited guests to explore Volvo products and services by machine range and segment, from Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Penta and Volvo Financial Services, in

A record field of more than 2,850 entrants ensured this year’s JCB Mud Run was the most successful ever – delivering a boost of more than €77,900 (£55,000) for the NSPCC’s work with children in county Staffordshire, England.

The event – now in its 4th year – has gone from strength to strength since it was first staged in 2012, when 500 people entered. The record field on Sunday 28 June attracted entrants from afar afield as Ireland, and English counties Norfolk, Devon, Essex, Yorkshire and Surrey and th

Materials washing specialist CDE Global is staging a demonstration of a new turnkey glass sand washing plant in Australia.

The 21-23 July 2015 event in Bundaberg, Queensland will take place at a site operated by Earth Commodities. Visitors will be given the opportunity to see the plant in action as well as meet with members of the CDE team in Australia and those based further afield who are flying in for the showpiece.

“This is the second demonstration event we have hosted in Australia following a sim

The British Aggregates Association (BAA) says its fears over exemptions to the “ill-conceived” aggregates levy have been realised, after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) started the process of recovering unpaid aggregates levy on shale aggregates.

The BAA said that although it had been warning the UK Government since 2002 that a large number of quarry operators were having their livelihoods threatened by suspect exemptions to the aggregates levy, government Ministers had chosen to ignore the Association in th

XCMG and Lafarge have signed an “all-encompassing” goods supply framework agreement. The Agreement covers global supply cooperation between the Chinese construction equipment manufacturer and the French cement sector giant, and is aimed at “enhancing the cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit and maintaining the advantages of both parties in the industry.” This is the second frame agreement XCMG has signed since last November when it signed the first with Holcim, the Swiss cement king due to merge with

Cimentos de Mocambique, the subsidiary of Portuguese cement company Cimpor based in Mozambique, has started building a new US$250 million factory for cement production in Nacala. The project will be delivered in partnership with an international supplier.

Cimpor says the financing for the new plant will not compromise its current deleveraging process. The new factory will be the company's second in Mozambique, with the first located in Matola with annual production capacity of 3.1 million tonnes. The new

German cement manufacturing giant HeidelbergCement has purchased a further 62.91% share in Cimescaut through its subsidiary Cimenteries CBR for €47.9 million. Cimescaut is a Belgian seller and manufacturer of crushed limestone and related products. HeidelbergCement now owns a 96.93% share in Cimescaut following the transaction. HeidelbergCement also plans to make an offer to purchase the remaining 3.07% share in Cimescaut.

An agreement has been signed by Veronafiere-SaMoTer and Unacea to promote and support the Italian construction machinery industry in the run up to SaMoTer 2017. The 30th edition of the three-yearly international exhibition being held at Veronafiere in Verona 22-25 February 2017 will be a showcase for more than 200 Italian sector-based companies, who generated a combined 2014 turnover of more than €2.5 billion – 70% made up of exports. SaMoTer 2017 will focus on the management and prevention of environmental

R Collard, a company specialising in construction waste management and demolition, has opened a new, state-of-the-art aggregate washing plant at its recycling facility in Eversley, county Hampshire, south England.

The new plant was opened by the local MP, Rt Hon Gerald Howarth, at a special Open Day event in June, and incorporates the very latest technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of the recycling process.

The £2 million facility will provide a local source of high-grade recycled aggreg