09 October 2015
Sagar Cements reports 7% rise in September 2015 production 09 October 2015
India: Sagar Cements produced 122,642t in September 2015, up by 7% from 114,693t in September 2014. Cement sales grew by 6% to 115,225t in September 2015 from 108,611t in September 2014.
UK: A pair of peregrine falcons nesting in a disused building at the former Westbury Lafarge Cement plant in Wiltshire will be protected even if the buildings are demolished, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
Owners of the site, Tarmac (now part of CRH), recently submitted a Prior Notification to Wiltshire Council to have the area demolished so that it could be used for other purposes. "We've worked with Tarmac nationally and we're working with them on this to ensure that the birds are not dramatically affected by any development work at the site," said Phil Sheldrake, a conservation officer from the RSPB. "They don't have a nest in the chimney, but they are nesting in another building on the site for the first time this year and have been roosting on the chimney. We have to make sure that if the buildings are demolished we can provide an alternative for them, such as a nest box that could be placed close to the site until a new building is built." Peregrine falcons are strictly protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act after their numbers went into steep decline in the 1980s.