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Markus Schmidt appointed as head of Beumer Corporation
Written by Global Cement staff
08 March 2023
US: Markus Schmidt has been appointed as the president and chief executive officer of Beumer Corporation, a subsidiary of Germany-based Beumer Group.
Schmidt joins the company from Swisslog Logistics, where he worked for 25 years. His last position with the logistics company was as President, Swisslog Americas. He holds a diploma from the University of Cologne in Germany and further qualifications from the University of California - Berkeley, the University of Virginia - Darden School of Business and the University of St Gallen in Switzerland.
Mozambique: Dugongo Cimentos plans to build a US$192m, 6000t/day cement plant at Nacala-Porto in Nampula Province. The Macao News has reported that the producer expects the plant to create 600 new jobs locally.
Dugongo Cimentos previously inaugurated its 2500t/day Matutuine cement and clinker plant in Maputo Province following a total investment of US$330m in 2021. The company is jointly owned by state-owned SPI Gestão e Investimentos and China-based West International Holding.
Cyprus: Vassiliko Cement has secured environmental clearance to build a new alternative fuel (AF) store at its Vassiliko cement plant in Nicosia. Philenews has reported that the facility will replace the site’s former AF store, which burned down in a fire started by a mobile shredder in June 2022.
Jaykaycem (Central) to merge into JK Cement 08 March 2023
India: JK Cement has secured regulatory approval to merge its subsidiary Jaykaycem (Central) into itself. The Free Press Journal newspaper has reported that the Allahabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal granted the approval on 6 March 2023.
World: The United Nations (UN) has reviewed the progress of initiatives towards the reduction of mercury emissions from cement and other industries under its Environment Programme (UNEP). Mercury is sometimes present in the raw materials and fuel used in cement production. The sector currently emits 2220t/yr of mercury, 11% of global anthropogenic mercury emissions. The UNEP’s Cement Partnership Area aims to ensure ‘globally significant’ emissions reductions. Its priority actions include: establishing sectoral mercury inventories and baseline scenarios, encouraging techniques for the minimisation of mercury releases, increasing awareness in the industry, governments and regulatory bodies and supporting the development of policies in line with the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
The Cement Partnership Area said that it has achieved progress in expanding its cement plant mercury emissions management knowledge base and in reducing emissions. It called on governments to increase funding for projects, the development of new technologies and the publication of guidance documents.